Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #91abbe, its pure hue is 205.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.7%, and its lightness is 65.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #91abbe, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #121518 to #7f96a6.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #91abbe, and its official name is Cotton Denim. In RGB, it consists of 56.9% Red, 67.1% Green, and 74.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 23.7% Cyan, 10% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 205.3°, with saturation of 25.7% and lightness of 65.7%. The decimal value for #91abbe is 9546686, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #91abbe is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #91abbe
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #91abbe, its pure hue is 205.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.7%, and its lightness is 65.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #91abbe, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #9fb6c6 to #f1f5f7.
Tones of #91abbe
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #91abbe, its pure hue is 205.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #91abbe, which range from #a8a8a8 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #50b5ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #91abbe
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #91abbe! For #91abbe, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #91abbe. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #91abbe
This color, #91abbe, consists of 56.9% Red, 67.1% Green, and 74.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 145, Green = 171, Blue = 190. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #91abbe is 23.7% Cyan, 10% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 145 | 171 | 190 |
Octal | 221 | 253 | 276 |
Hexa | #91 | #ab | #be |
Binary | 10010001 | 10101011 | 10111110 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 23 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
Octal | 27 | 12 | 0 | 31 |
Hexa | #17 | #0a | #00 | #19 |
Binary | 00010111 | 00001010 | 00000000 | 00011001 |
Analogous Colors of #91abbe
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #91abbe — which has hue 205.3° — its analogous colors are located at 175.3° and 235.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #91abbe.
Triadic Colors of #91abbe
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #91abbe — which has hue 205.3° — its triadic colors are located at 85.3° and 325.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #91abbe.
Complementary Color of #91abbe
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #91abbe — which has hue 205.3° — its complementary color is located at 25.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #91abbe.
Split Complementary Colors of #91abbe
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #91abbe — which has hue 205.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 55.3° and 355.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #91abbe.
Tetradic Colors of #91abbe
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #91abbe — which has hue 205.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 115.3°, 205.3°, 295.3°, and 25.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #91abbe.
Monochromatic Colors of #91abbe
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #91abbe, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6c7e8c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #c2d6e4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #91abbe
We want to make getting started with #91abbe on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #91abbe into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #91abbe can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #91abbe with other HTML elements.
#91abbe Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #91abbe;">The color of this text is #91abbe.</span>
#91abbe Background Color
<div style="background-color: #91abbe; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #91abbe.</div>
#91abbe Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #91abbe;">This color for the shadow of this text is #91abbe.</span>
#91abbe Border Color
<div style="border: #91abbe 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #91abbe.</div>
#91abbe Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #91abbe; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #91abbe on a white background.</div></div>
#91abbe Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #91abbe; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #91abbe on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #91abbe to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#91abbe,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#91abbe,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#91abbe,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#91abbe,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #91abbe to white.</div>
Gradient from #91abbe to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#91abbe,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#91abbe,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#91abbe,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#91abbe,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #91abbe to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #91abbe
In addition to using #91abbe on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #91abbe in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #91abbe, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 145, Green = 171, Blue = 190). If you need details about the color coordinates of #91abbe in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #91abbe |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(145, 171, 190) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #91abbe; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #91abbe; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #91abbe; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(145, 171, 190); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#91abbe") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:145, green:171, blue:190, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:145 green:171 blue:190 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(145f, 171f, 190f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(145, 171, 190); |
#91abbe Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #91abbe the same way. For those with color blindness, #91abbe might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #91abbe looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #91abbe is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #91abbe looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #91abbe will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #91abbe is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.