What color is #949ACC?

#949ACC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949ACC?

The RGB value is 148, 154, 204: 148 red, 154 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949ACC?

The complementary color is #CCC694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949ACC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949ACC color

#949ACC rgb(148, 154, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #949ACC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 60.4% green and 80% blue (148, 154, 204).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 35% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#949ACC color codes

HEX	`#949ACC`
RGB	`rgb(148, 154, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 35%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 27%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 25%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.78, 9.06, -26.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.78, 27.84, 288.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.665, 33.766, 61.806)`
Decimal	`9738956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949ACC, 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 #949ACC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949ACC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #949ACC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949acc; }
.text { color: #949acc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949acc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 154 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949acc, #aa94cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #949ACC?: #949ACC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949ACC?: The RGB value is 148, 154, 204: 148 red, 154 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949ACC?: The complementary color is #CCC694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949ACC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.