What color is #969AC0?

#969AC0 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 #969AC0?

The RGB value is 150, 154, 192: 150 red, 154 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969AC0?

The complementary color is #C0BC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969AC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969AC0 color

#969AC0 rgb(150, 154, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #969AC0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 60.4% green and 75.3% blue (150, 154, 192).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#969AC0 color codes

HEX	`#969AC0`
RGB	`rgb(150, 154, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 60.4%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 20%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.48, 6.78, -20.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.48, 21.18, 288.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.645, 33.4, 54.533)`
Decimal	`9870016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969AC0, 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 #969AC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969AC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #969AC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969ac0; }
.text { color: #969ac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969ac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 154 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969ac0, #a796c0); }

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Questions

What color is #969AC0?: #969AC0 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 #969AC0?: The RGB value is 150, 154, 192: 150 red, 154 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969AC0?: The complementary color is #C0BC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969AC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.