What color is #969AD1?

#969AD1 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 #969AD1?

The RGB value is 150, 154, 209: 150 red, 154 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969AD1?

The complementary color is #D1CD96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969AD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969AD1 color

#969AD1 rgb(150, 154, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #969AD1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 60.4% green and 82% blue (150, 154, 209).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 39% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#969AD1 color codes

HEX	`#969AD1`
RGB	`rgb(150, 154, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 60.4%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 39%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 26%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.12, 10.9, -28.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.12, 30.58, 290.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.639, 34.198, 65.032)`
Decimal	`9870033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969AD1, 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 #969AD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969AD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #969AD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969ad1; }
.text { color: #969ad1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969ad1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 154 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969ad1, #af96d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #969AD1?: #969AD1 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 #969AD1?: The RGB value is 150, 154, 209: 150 red, 154 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969AD1?: The complementary color is #D1CD96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969AD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.