Information about #959ECD color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #959ECD reads as a mildly saturated classic blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Stratosphere (#97A0CE). Slightly further away sit Ceil (#92A1CF) and Wistful (#A29ECD).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(149, 158, 205)), which gives #959ECD its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. #959ECD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#959ECD color variations
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#959ECD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#959ECD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#959ECD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#959ECD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#959ECD 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #959ECD color
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Nearest named colors to #959ECD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#97A0CE
#92A1CF
#A29ECD
#A2A2D0
#8AA7CC
#9FA2D7
#8B98D8
#9EABD0
#88A7C8
#99AED0
#9F90D0
#93A2BA
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#959ECD
- RGB149, 158, 205
- CMYK22, 18, 0, 20
- CSSrgb(149, 158, 205)
- HSL230°, 36%, 69%
- HSL Precise230.357°, 35.897%, 69.412%
- HSV230°, 27%, 80%
- HSB230°, 27%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
- GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.620, 0.804)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.620, 0.804, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.620, 0.804)
- Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID959ECD
- DECIMAL ID9805517
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
