Information about #959CDA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#959CDA falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(149, 156, 218) — 58.4% red, 61.2% green, 85.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 27 / 24 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#959CDA presents itself as a pleasantly vivid blue — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Magic Carpet (#8B98D8). Slightly further away sit Ashley's Lavender Calm (#9FA2D7) and Ceil (#92A1CF).

In RGB terms — rgb(149, 156, 218) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #959CDA: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. No one has named #959CDA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#959CDA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#959CDA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#959CDA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#959CDA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#959CDA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#959CDA 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
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#DAD395
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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
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#BEDA95
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#DAB195
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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
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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
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#DA959C
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#9CDA95
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#D395DA
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#9CDA95
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#DA95BE
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#DAD395
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#95DAB1
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Nearest named colors to #959CDA

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

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Ashley's Lavender Calm color link
Ashley's Lavender Calm

#9FA2D7

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Light Phthalo Blue color link
Light Phthalo Blue

#8B96E7

Light Sapphire Blue color link
Light Sapphire Blue

#8BA2E7

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Lilac Scent Soft Blue color link
Lilac Scent Soft Blue

#9EABD0

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

#959CDA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#959CDA
  • RGB149, 156, 218
  • CMYK27, 24, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(149, 156, 218)
  • HSL234°, 48%, 72%
  • HSL Precise233.913°, 48.252%, 71.961%
  • HSV234°, 32%, 85%
  • HSB234°, 32%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.612, 0.855)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.612, 0.855, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.612, 0.855)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID959CDA
  • DECIMAL ID9805018
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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