What color is #958EAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #958EAF?

The RGB value is 149, 142, 175: 149 red, 142 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958EAF?

The complementary color is #A8AF8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958EAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958EAF color

#958EAF rgb(149, 142, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #958EAF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 55.7% green and 68.6% blue (149, 142, 175).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#958EAF color codes

HEX	`#958EAF`
RGB	`rgb(149, 142, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 55.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.63, 9.38, -16.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.63, 18.85, 299.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.804, 28.831, 44.544)`
Decimal	`9801391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958EAF, 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 #958EAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958EAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #958EAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958eaf; }
.text { color: #958eaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958eaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 142 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958eaf, #a68eaf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #958EAF?: #958EAF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958EAF?: The RGB value is 149, 142, 175: 149 red, 142 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958EAF?: The complementary color is #A8AF8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958EAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.