What color is #949ED3?

#949ED3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949ED3?

The RGB value is 148, 158, 211: 148 red, 158 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949ED3?

The complementary color is #D3C994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949ED3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949ED3 color

#949ED3 rgb(148, 158, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #949ED3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 62% green and 82.7% blue (148, 158, 211).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 42% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#949ED3 color codes

HEX	`#949ED3`
RGB	`rgb(148, 158, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 62%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 42%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 30%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 25%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.1, 8.54, -28.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.1, 29.45, 286.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.194, 35.452, 66.551)`
Decimal	`9739987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949ED3, 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 #949ED3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949ED3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #949ED3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949ed3; }
.text { color: #949ed3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949ed3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 158 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949ed3, #a994d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #949ED3?: #949ED3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949ED3?: The RGB value is 148, 158, 211: 148 red, 158 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949ED3?: The complementary color is #D3C994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949ED3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.