What color is #949BF3?

#949BF3 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 #949BF3?

The RGB value is 148, 155, 243: 148 red, 155 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949BF3?

The complementary color is #F3EC94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949BF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949BF3 color

#949BF3 rgb(148, 155, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #949BF3 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 60.8% green and 95.3% blue (148, 155, 243).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 80% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#949BF3 color codes

HEX	`#949BF3`
RGB	`rgb(148, 155, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60.8%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 80%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 39%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 36%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.68, 18.66, -44.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.68, 48.63, 292.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.107, 36.208, 89.652)`
Decimal	`9739251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949BF3, 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 #949BF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949BF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #949BF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949bf3; }
.text { color: #949bf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949bf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 155 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949bf3, #bd94f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #949BF3?: #949BF3 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 #949BF3?: The RGB value is 148, 155, 243: 148 red, 155 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949BF3?: The complementary color is #F3EC94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949BF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.