What color is #959DB5?

#959DB5 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 #959DB5?

The RGB value is 149, 157, 181: 149 red, 157 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959DB5?

The complementary color is #B5AD95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959DB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959DB5 color

#959DB5 rgb(149, 157, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #959DB5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 61.6% green and 71% blue (149, 157, 181).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#959DB5 color codes

HEX	`#959DB5`
RGB	`rgb(149, 157, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 61.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.83, 2.25, -13.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.83, 13.57, 279.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.79, 33.839, 48.511)`
Decimal	`9805237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959DB5, 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 #959DB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959DB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #959DB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959db5; }
.text { color: #959db5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959db5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 157 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959db5, #9d95b5); }

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Questions

What color is #959DB5?: #959DB5 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 #959DB5?: The RGB value is 149, 157, 181: 149 red, 157 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959DB5?: The complementary color is #B5AD95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959DB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.