What color is #958EAB?

#958EAB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958EAB?

The RGB value is 149, 142, 171: 149 red, 142 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958EAB?

The complementary color is #A4AB8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958EAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958EAB color

#958EAB rgb(149, 142, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #958EAB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 55.7% green and 67.1% blue (149, 142, 171).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#958EAB color codes

HEX	`#958EAB`
RGB	`rgb(149, 142, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 55.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.49, 8.49, -14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.49, 16.62, 300.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.417, 28.676, 42.505)`
Decimal	`9801387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958EAB, 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 #958EAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958EAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	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 #958EAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958eab; }
.text { color: #958eab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958eab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 142 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958eab, #a48eab); }

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Questions

What color is #958EAB?: #958EAB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958EAB?: The RGB value is 149, 142, 171: 149 red, 142 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958EAB?: The complementary color is #A4AB8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958EAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.