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#91A5CF Color

#91A5CF is rgb(145, 165, 207) in RGB, hsl(221, 39%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 20%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91A5CF
HEX#91A5CF
RGBrgb(145, 165, 207)
HSLhsl(221, 39%, 69%)
HSVhsv(221, 30%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 20%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.065 264.9)
LABlab(67.32% 0.11 -24.00)
LCHlch(67.32% 24.00 270.27)

What #91A5CF 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 #91A5CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.08Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 7.31Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 7.41Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 9.97Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 10.38Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 10.53

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

#91A5CF Channel Values

How #91A5CF 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 165 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 39% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 30% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.47:1 vs white · 8.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91A5CF 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 text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #91A5CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #91A5CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91A5CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#91A5CF
Complementary
#CFBB91
Analogous
#91C3CF
Analogous
#9C91CF
Triadic
#CF91A5
Triadic
#A5CF91
Split comp.
#CF9C91
Split comp.
#C3CF91

Tints & Shades of #91A5CF

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

#9FB0D5
#ADBCDB
#BCC8E1
#CDD6E9
#DCE2EF
#EAEEF6

Shades

#718AC1
#4E6DB1
#405A91
#324671
#243252
#141C2E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91A5CF.

How #91A5CF 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#91A5CF
Protanopia#A2A2CF
Protanomaly#9BA3CF
Deuteranopia#9F9FCF
Deuteranomaly#99A1CF
Tritanopia#89ABAB
Tritanomaly#8CA9BB
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

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Using #91A5CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-91a5cf: #91A5CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91A5CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91a5cf': '#91A5CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.647, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_91a5cf">#91A5CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#91A5CF"

More Blue Colors

#91A5CF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#91A5CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91A5CF?

#91A5CF is a light blue — rgb(145, 165, 207) in RGB and hsl(221, 39%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #91A5CF?

#91A5CF is rgb(145, 165, 207) — red 145, green 165, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91A5CF?

#91A5CF converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 20%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91A5CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91A5CF scores 2.47:1 against white and 8.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91A5CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91A5CF 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.22, which is visibly different.

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