#958bac Color Information

#958bac Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #958bac. In RGB, it consists of 58.4% Red, 54.5% Green, and 67.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 13.4% Cyan, 19.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 258.2°, with saturation of 16.6% and lightness of 61%. The decimal value for #958bac is 9800620, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #958bac is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#958bac Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color149, 139, 172 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color58.4%, 54.5%, 67.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.416, 0.455, 0.325 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.134, 0.192, 0, 0.325 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color258.2°, 16.6%, 61.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color258.2°, 19.2%, 67.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color29.073, 27.833, 42.870 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color149, 139, 172 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code9800620 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color59.738, 10.434, -16.004 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)59.738, 19.105, 303.104 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color59.738, 3.375, -25.490 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color52.757, 6.042, -11.248 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.291, 0.279, 27.833 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4287990700 / 0xff958bac Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999999 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #958bac

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #958bac, its pure hue is 258.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 16.6%, and its lightness is 61.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #958bac, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #131116 to #827a97.

Tints of #958bac

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #958bac, its pure hue is 258.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 16.6%, and its lightness is 61.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #958bac, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a29ab6 to #f2f1f5.

Tones of #958bac

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #958bac, its pure hue is 258.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 16.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #958bac, which range from #9c9c9c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #7438ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #958bac

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #958bac! For #958bac, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #958bac. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #958bac

This color, #958bac, consists of 58.4% Red, 54.5% Green, and 67.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 149, Green = 139, Blue = 172. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #958bac is 13.4% Cyan, 19.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R58.4%
C13.4%
G54.5%
M19.2%
B67.5%
Y0.0%
K32.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 149 139 172
Octal 225 213 254
Hexa #95 #8b #ac
Binary 10010101 10001011 10101100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 13 19 0 32
Octal 15 23 0 40
Hexa #0d #13 #00 #20
Binary 00001101 00010011 00000000 00100000

Analogous Colors of #958bac

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #958bac — which has hue 258.2° — its analogous colors are located at 228.2° and 288.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #958bac.

Triadic Colors of #958bac

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #958bac — which has hue 258.2° — its triadic colors are located at 18.2° and 258.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #958bac.

Complementary Color of #958bac

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #958bac — which has hue 258.2° — its complementary color is located at 78.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #958bac.

Split Complementary Colors of #958bac

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #958bac — which has hue 258.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 48.2° and 258.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #958bac.

Tetradic Colors of #958bac

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #958bac — which has hue 258.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 168.2°, 258.2°, 348.2°, and 78.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #958bac.

Monochromatic Colors of #958bac

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #958bac, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #666173 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #c8c1da (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #958bac

We want to make getting started with #958bac on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #958bac into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #958bac can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #958bac with other HTML elements.

#958bac Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #958bac.
<span style="color: #958bac;">The color of this text is #958bac.</span>

#958bac Background Color

The background color for this text is #958bac.
<div style="background-color: #958bac; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #958bac.</div>

#958bac Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #958bac.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #958bac;">This color for the shadow of this text is #958bac.</span>

#958bac Border Color

This is a div with border color #958bac.
<div style="border: #958bac 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #958bac.</div>

#958bac Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #958bac on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #958bac; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #958bac on a white background.</div></div>

#958bac Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #958bac on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #958bac; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #958bac on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #958bac to White

This is a gradient from #958bac to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#958bac,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#958bac,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#958bac,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#958bac,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #958bac to white.</div>

Gradient from #958bac to Black

This is a gradient from #958bac to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#958bac,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#958bac,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#958bac,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#958bac,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #958bac to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #958bac

In addition to using #958bac on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #958bac in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #958bac, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 149, Green = 139, Blue = 172). If you need details about the color coordinates of #958bac in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #958bac
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(149, 139, 172)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #958bac; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #958bac; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #958bac; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(149, 139, 172);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#958bac")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:149, green:139, blue:172, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:149 green:139 blue:172 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(149f, 139f, 172f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(149, 139, 172);
 

#958bac Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #958bac the same way. For those with color blindness, #958bac might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #958bac looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #958bac is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #958bac looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #958bac will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #958bac is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.2:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #958bac would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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