What color is #91D5F7?

#91D5F7 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Baby Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91D5F7?

The RGB value is 145, 213, 247: 145 red, 213 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91D5F7?

The complementary color is #F7B391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91D5F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91D5F7 color

#91D5F7 rgb(145, 213, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #91D5F7 is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 83.5% green and 96.9% blue (145, 213, 247).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 86% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Baby Blue (#89CFF0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#91D5F7 color codes

HEX	`#91D5F7`
RGB	`rgb(145, 213, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 83.5%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 86%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 41%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 14%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.01, -12.86, -23.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.01, 26.67, 241.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.254, 60.32, 96.867)`
Decimal	`9557495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91D5F7, 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 #91D5F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91D5F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #91D5F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91d5f7; }
.text { color: #91d5f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91d5f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 213 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91d5f7, #91a2f7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #91D5F7?: #91D5F7 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Baby Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91D5F7?: The RGB value is 145, 213, 247: 145 red, 213 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91D5F7?: The complementary color is #F7B391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91D5F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.