What color is #959BD6?

#959BD6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959BD6?

The RGB value is 149, 155, 214: 149 red, 155 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959BD6?

The complementary color is #D6D095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959BD6?

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.

#959BD6 color

#959BD6 rgb(149, 155, 214)

Shades of blue

The hex color #959BD6 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60.8% green and 83.9% blue (149, 155, 214).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 44% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#959BD6 color codes

HEX	`#959BD6`
RGB	`rgb(149, 155, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60.8%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 44%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 30%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 28%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.5, 11.29, -30.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.5, 32.76, 290.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.25, 34.686, 68.39)`
Decimal	`9804758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959BD6, 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 #959BD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959BD6 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 #959BD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959bd6; }
.text { color: #959bd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959bd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 155 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959bd6, #af95d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #959BD6?: #959BD6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959BD6?: The RGB value is 149, 155, 214: 149 red, 155 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959BD6?: The complementary color is #D6D095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959BD6?: 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.