What color is #949BDF?

#949BDF is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949BDF?

The RGB value is 148, 155, 223: 148 red, 155 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949BDF?

The complementary color is #DFD894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949BDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949BDF color

#949BDF rgb(148, 155, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #949BDF is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 60.8% green and 87.5% blue (148, 155, 223).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 54% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#949BDF color codes

HEX	`#949BDF`
RGB	`rgb(148, 155, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60.8%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 54%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 34%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 30%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.8, 13.32, -35.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.8, 37.71, 290.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.25, 35.065, 74.603)`
Decimal	`9739231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949BDF, 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 #949BDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949BDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #949BDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949bdf; }
.text { color: #949bdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949bdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 155 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949bdf, #b394df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #949BDF?: #949BDF is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949BDF?: The RGB value is 148, 155, 223: 148 red, 155 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949BDF?: The complementary color is #DFD894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949BDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.