What color is #969EE8?

#969EE8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969EE8?

The RGB value is 150, 158, 232: 150 red, 158 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969EE8?

The complementary color is #E8E096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969EE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969EE8 color

#969EE8 rgb(150, 158, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #969EE8 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 62% green and 91% blue (150, 158, 232).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 64% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#969EE8 color codes

HEX	`#969EE8`
RGB	`rgb(150, 158, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 62%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 64%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 35%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 32%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.1, 14.52, -38.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.1, 40.87, 290.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.366, 36.763, 81.35)`
Decimal	`9871080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969EE8, 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 #969EE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969EE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #969EE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969ee8; }
.text { color: #969ee8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969ee8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 158 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969ee8, #b796e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #969EE8?: #969EE8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969EE8?: The RGB value is 150, 158, 232: 150 red, 158 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969EE8?: The complementary color is #E8E096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969EE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.