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#91A3EE Color

#91A3EE is rgb(145, 163, 238) in RGB, hsl(228, 73%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 32%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91A3EE
HEX#91A3EE
RGBrgb(145, 163, 238)
HSLhsl(228, 73%, 75%)
HSVhsv(228, 39%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 32%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.111 273.1)
LABlab(67.83% 7.44 -40.19)
LCHlch(67.83% 40.87 280.49)

What #91A3EE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #91A3EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 5.76Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 10.5Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.77Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 12.76French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 13.44United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 13.48

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#91A3EE Channel Values

How #91A3EE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 145 · G 163 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 228° · S 73% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 228° · S 39% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91A3EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #91A3EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #91A3EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91A3EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#91A3EE
Complementary
#EEDB91
Analogous
#91D2EE
Analogous
#AD91EE
Triadic
#EE91A3
Triadic
#A3EE91
Split comp.
#EEAD91
Split comp.
#D2EE91

Tints & Shades of #91A3EE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9EAEF0
#B0BDF3
#BDC8F5
#CAD3F7
#D7DEF9
#E9EDFC

Shades

#657FE7
#385AE0
#1F40C7
#173196
#11226A
#0A143E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91A3EE.

How #91A3EE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#91A3EE
Protanopia#A0A0EE
Protanomaly#9AA1EE
Deuteranopia#9D9DEE
Deuteranomaly#99A0EE
Tritanopia#81AFAF
Tritanomaly#88AACB
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #91A3EE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-91a3ee: #91A3EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91A3EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91a3ee': '#91A3EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.639, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_91a3ee">#91A3EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#91A3EE"

More Blue Colors

#91A3EE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#91A3EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91A3EE?

#91A3EE is a light blue — rgb(145, 163, 238) in RGB and hsl(228, 73%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #91A3EE?

#91A3EE is rgb(145, 163, 238) — red 145, green 163, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91A3EE?

#91A3EE converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 32%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91A3EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91A3EE scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91A3EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91A3EE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 12.76, which is visibly different.

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