Information about #958CBA color

#958CBA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#958CBA falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(149, 140, 186) — 58.4% red, 54.9% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 18 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #958CBA reads as a mildly saturated classic blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cold Purple (#9D8ABF). Slightly further away sit Cool Violet (#A189BA) and Lavender Purple (#967BB6).

The recipe behind #958CBA is rgb(149, 140, 186), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #958CBA: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. No one has named #958CBA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#958CBA color variations

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#958CBA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #958CBA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

#958CBA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#958CBA
  • RGB149, 140, 186
  • CMYK15, 18, 0, 27
  • HSL252°, 25%, 64%
  • HSL Precise251.739°, 25%, 63.922%
  • HSV252°, 25%, 73%
  • HSB252°, 25%, 73%
  • HEX ID958CBA
  • DECIMAL ID9800890
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
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