Palettes / Colors / #949BFA

#949BFA — Light Vivid Blue

#949BFA is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #949BFA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#949BFA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FAF394; it also sits naturally between #94CEFA and #C094FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 58% · Green 61% · Blue 98%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #949BFA

.text { color: #949BFA; }
.background { background-color: #949BFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #949BFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(148, 155, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 91%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #949BFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(148, 155, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #949BFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(148, 155, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#949BFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#949BFA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAF394:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #949BFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #949BFA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #949BFA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #949BFA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #949BFA?

#949BFA is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 148, 155, 250). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #949BFA?

#949BFA is RGB 148, 155, 250 — HSL 236°, 91%, 78% — CMYK 41%, 38%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #949BFA?

Its complement is #FAF394; analogous partners are #94CEFA and #C094FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #949BFA for text?

Black text on #949BFA has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.52:1.