What color is #91B5FF?

#91B5FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91B5FF?

The RGB value is 145, 181, 255: 145 red, 181 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91B5FF?

The complementary color is #FFDB91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91B5FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91B5FF color

#91B5FF rgb(145, 181, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #91B5FF is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 71% green and 100% blue (145, 181, 255).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 100% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#91B5FF color codes

HEX	`#91B5FF`
RGB	`rgb(145, 181, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 71%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 100%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 43%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 29%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.73, 6.49, -40.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.73, 40.92, 279.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.245, 46.285, 101.085)`
Decimal	`9549311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91B5FF, 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 #91B5FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91B5FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #91B5FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91b5ff; }
.text { color: #91b5ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91b5ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 181 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91b5ff, #a491ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #91B5FF?: #91B5FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91B5FF?: The RGB value is 145, 181, 255: 145 red, 181 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91B5FF?: The complementary color is #FFDB91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91B5FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.