What color is #969EB1?

#969EB1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969EB1?

The RGB value is 150, 158, 177: 150 red, 158 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969EB1?

The complementary color is #B1A996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969EB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969EB1 color

#969EB1 rgb(150, 158, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969EB1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 62% green and 69.4% blue (150, 158, 177).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#969EB1 color codes

HEX	`#969EB1`
RGB	`rgb(150, 158, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 62%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 11%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.05, 1.13, -10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.05, 10.87, 275.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.739, 34.112, 46.446)`
Decimal	`9871025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969EB1, 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 #969EB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969EB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #969EB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969eb1; }
.text { color: #969eb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969eb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 158 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969eb1, #9b96b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #969EB1?: #969EB1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969EB1?: The RGB value is 150, 158, 177: 150 red, 158 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969EB1?: The complementary color is #B1A996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969EB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.