What color is #9291B0?

#9291B0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9291B0?

The RGB value is 146, 145, 176: 146 red, 145 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9291B0?

The complementary color is #AFB091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9291B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9291B0 color

#9291B0 rgb(146, 145, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9291B0 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 56.9% green and 69% blue (146, 145, 176).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#9291B0 color codes

HEX	`#9291B0`
RGB	`rgb(146, 145, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 56.9%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.22, 6.9, -16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.22, 17.47, 293.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.814, 29.496, 45.188)`
Decimal	`9605552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9291B0, 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 #9291B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9291B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9291B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9291b0; }
.text { color: #9291b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9291b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 145 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9291b0, #a291b0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9291B0?: #9291B0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9291B0?: The RGB value is 146, 145, 176: 146 red, 145 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9291B0?: The complementary color is #AFB091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9291B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.