What color is #949FBB?

#949FBB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949FBB?

The RGB value is 148, 159, 187: 148 red, 159 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949FBB?

The complementary color is #BBB094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949FBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949FBB color

#949FBB rgb(148, 159, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #949FBB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 62.4% green and 73.3% blue (148, 159, 187).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#949FBB color codes

HEX	`#949FBB`
RGB	`rgb(148, 159, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 62.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.5, 2.18, -15.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.5, 15.89, 277.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.578, 34.679, 51.929)`
Decimal	`9740219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949FBB, 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 #949FBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949FBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #949FBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949fbb; }
.text { color: #949fbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949fbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 159 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949fbb, #9d94bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #949FBB?: #949FBB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949FBB?: The RGB value is 148, 159, 187: 148 red, 159 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949FBB?: The complementary color is #BBB094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949FBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.