What color is #969FB6?

#969FB6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969FB6?

The RGB value is 150, 159, 182: 150 red, 159 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969FB6?

The complementary color is #B6AD96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969FB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969FB6 color

#969FB6 rgb(150, 159, 182)

Shades of blue

The hex color #969FB6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 62.4% green and 71.4% blue (150, 159, 182).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#969FB6 color codes

HEX	`#969FB6`
RGB	`rgb(150, 159, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 62.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.48, 1.69, -12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.48, 13.07, 277.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.417, 34.657, 49.176)`
Decimal	`9871286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969FB6, 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 #969FB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969FB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #969FB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969fb6; }
.text { color: #969fb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969fb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 159 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969fb6, #9d96b6); }

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Questions

What color is #969FB6?: #969FB6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969FB6?: The RGB value is 150, 159, 182: 150 red, 159 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969FB6?: The complementary color is #B6AD96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969FB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.