What color is #949DBF?

#949DBF 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 #949DBF?

The RGB value is 148, 157, 191: 148 red, 157 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949DBF?

The complementary color is #BFB694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949DBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949DBF color

#949DBF rgb(148, 157, 191)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 61.6% green and 74.9% blue (148, 157, 191).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#949DBF color codes

HEX	`#949DBF`
RGB	`rgb(148, 157, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 61.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 18%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.1, 4.23, -18.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.1, 19.06, 282.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.671, 34.171, 54.102)`
Decimal	`9739711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949DBF, 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 #949DBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949DBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #949DBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949dbf; }
.text { color: #949dbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949dbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 157 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949dbf, #a194bf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #949DBF?: #949DBF 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 #949DBF?: The RGB value is 148, 157, 191: 148 red, 157 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949DBF?: The complementary color is #BFB694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949DBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.