What color is #958FA8?

#958FA8 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958FA8?

The RGB value is 149, 143, 168: 149 red, 143 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958FA8?

The complementary color is #A2A88F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958FA8?

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.

#958FA8 color

#958FA8 rgb(149, 143, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #958FA8 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 56.1% green and 65.9% blue (149, 143, 168).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#958FA8 color codes

HEX	`#958FA8`
RGB	`rgb(149, 143, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 56.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.66, 7.27, -12.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.66, 14.31, 300.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.283, 28.862, 41.066)`
Decimal	`9801640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958FA8, 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 #958FA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958FA8 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 #958FA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958fa8; }
.text { color: #958fa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958fa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 143 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958fa8, #a28fa8); }

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Questions

What color is #958FA8?: #958FA8 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958FA8?: The RGB value is 149, 143, 168: 149 red, 143 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958FA8?: The complementary color is #A2A88F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958FA8?: 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.