What color is #91A8DF?

#91A8DF is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A8DF?

The RGB value is 145, 168, 223: 145 red, 168 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A8DF?

The complementary color is #DFC891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A8DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A8DF color

#91A8DF rgb(145, 168, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #91A8DF is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 65.9% green and 87.5% blue (145, 168, 223).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 55% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#91A8DF color codes

HEX	`#91A8DF`
RGB	`rgb(145, 168, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 65.9%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 55%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 35%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 25%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69, 5.13, -30.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69, 30.77, 279.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.995, 39.351, 75.339)`
Decimal	`9545951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A8DF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #91A8DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A8DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #91A8DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a8df; }
.text { color: #91a8df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a8df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 168 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a8df, #a191df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #91A8DF?: #91A8DF is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A8DF?: The RGB value is 145, 168, 223: 145 red, 168 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A8DF?: The complementary color is #DFC891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A8DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.