What color is #969CF8?

#969CF8 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969CF8?

The RGB value is 150, 156, 248: 150 red, 156 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969CF8?

The complementary color is #F8F296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969CF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969CF8 color

#969CF8 rgb(150, 156, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #969CF8 is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 61.2% green and 97.3% blue (150, 156, 248).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 87% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#969CF8 color codes

HEX	`#969CF8`
RGB	`rgb(150, 156, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 61.2%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 87%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 40%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 37%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.3, 19.96, -46.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.3, 50.73, 293.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.404, 37.037, 93.756)`
Decimal	`9870584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969CF8, 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 #969CF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969CF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #969CF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969cf8; }
.text { color: #969cf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969cf8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 156 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969cf8, #c196f8); }

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Questions

What color is #969CF8?: #969CF8 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969CF8?: The RGB value is 150, 156, 248: 150 red, 156 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969CF8?: The complementary color is #F8F296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969CF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.