Palettes / Colors / #959CD5

#959CD5 — Light Muted Blue

#959CD5 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #959CD5 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.

#959CD5 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D5CD95; it also sits naturally between #95BCD5 and #AE95D5. 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 84%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #959CD5

.text { color: #959CD5; }
.background { background-color: #959CD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #959CD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 156, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 43%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #959CD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 156, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #959CD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 156, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#959CD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#959CD5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5CD95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #959CD5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #959CD5

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 #959CD5 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 #959CD5 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

← #959CD4  ·  #959CD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #959CD5?

#959CD5 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 149, 156, 213). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #959CD5?

#959CD5 is RGB 149, 156, 213 — HSL 233°, 43%, 71% — CMYK 30%, 27%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #959CD5?

Its complement is #D5CD95; analogous partners are #95BCD5 and #AE95D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #959CD5 for text?

Black text on #959CD5 has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.63:1.