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#95ABC6 Color

#95ABC6 is rgb(149, 171, 198) in RGB, hsl(213, 30%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 14%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#95ABC6
HEX#95ABC6
RGBrgb(149, 171, 198)
HSLhsl(213, 30%, 68%)
HSVhsv(213, 25%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 14%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.046 253.7)
LABlab(68.97% -3.35 -16.54)
LCHlch(68.97% 16.87 258.54)

What #95ABC6 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #95ABC6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 5.98Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 7.18Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 8.21Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 9.37Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 10.02Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 10.08

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#95ABC6 Channel Values

How #95ABC6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 149 · G 171 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 30% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · S 25% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #95ABC6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #95ABC6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #95ABC6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #95ABC6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#95ABC6
Complementary
#C6B095
Analogous
#95C3C6
Analogous
#9795C6
Triadic
#C695AB
Triadic
#ABC695
Split comp.
#C69795
Split comp.
#C3C695

Tints & Shades of #95ABC6

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A2B5CD
#B3C3D6
#C0CDDD
#CDD8E4
#DBE2EB
#EBEFF4

Shades

#7793B6
#597CA6
#496588
#374D67
#273649
#17202B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #95ABC6.

How #95ABC6 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#95ABC6
Protanopia#A8A8C6
Protanomaly#A0A9C6
Deuteranopia#A4A4C6
Deuteranomaly#9EA7C6
Tritanopia#90AFAF
Tritanomaly#92ADB8
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #95ABC6 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-95abc6: #95ABC6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #95ABC6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-95abc6': '#95ABC6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.671, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_95abc6">#95ABC6</color>
SVG fillfill="#95ABC6"

More Blue Colors

#95ABC6 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#95ABC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #95ABC6?

#95ABC6 is a light blue — rgb(149, 171, 198) in RGB and hsl(213, 30%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #95ABC6?

#95ABC6 is rgb(149, 171, 198) — red 149, green 171, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #95ABC6?

#95ABC6 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 14%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #95ABC6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #95ABC6 scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #95ABC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #95ABC6 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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