What color is #959EBD?

#959EBD 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 #959EBD?

The RGB value is 149, 158, 189: 149 red, 158 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959EBD?

The complementary color is #BDB495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959EBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959EBD color

#959EBD rgb(149, 158, 189)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 62% green and 74.1% blue (149, 158, 189).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#959EBD color codes

HEX	`#959EBD`
RGB	`rgb(149, 158, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 62%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.37, 3.52, -17.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.37, 17.41, 281.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.804, 34.517, 53.016)`
Decimal	`9805501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959EBD, 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 #959EBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959EBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #959EBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959ebd; }
.text { color: #959ebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959ebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 158 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959ebd, #a095bd); }

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Questions

What color is #959EBD?: #959EBD 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 #959EBD?: The RGB value is 149, 158, 189: 149 red, 158 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959EBD?: The complementary color is #BDB495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959EBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.