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#95ACC6 Color

#95ACC6 is rgb(149, 172, 198) in RGB, hsl(212, 30%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 13%, 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 6.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#95ACC6
HEX#95ACC6
RGBrgb(149, 172, 198)
HSLhsl(212, 30%, 68%)
HSVhsv(212, 25%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 13%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.046 251.6)
LABlab(69.24% -3.86 -16.13)
LCHlch(69.24% 16.58 256.54)

What #95ACC6 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 #95ACC6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.53Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 6.65Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 7.89Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 9.1Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 9.84Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 10.13

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

#95ACC6 Channel Values

How #95ACC6 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 172 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 212° · S 30% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 212° · S 25% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.33:1 vs white · 8.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #95ACC6 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 text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #95ACC6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #95ACC6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #95ACC6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#95ACC6
Complementary
#C6AF95
Analogous
#95C4C6
Analogous
#9795C6
Triadic
#C695AC
Triadic
#ACC695
Split comp.
#C69795
Split comp.
#C4C695

Tints & Shades of #95ACC6

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

#A2B6CD
#B3C3D6
#C0CEDD
#CDD8E4
#DBE2EB
#EBEFF4

Shades

#7794B6
#597DA6
#496688
#374D67
#273749
#17202B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #95ACC6.

How #95ACC6 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#95ACC6
Protanopia#A8A8C6
Protanomaly#A1AAC6
Deuteranopia#A5A5C6
Deuteranomaly#9FA8C6
Tritanopia#91B0B0
Tritanomaly#92AEB9
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

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Using #95ACC6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-95acc6: #95ACC6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #95ACC6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-95acc6': '#95ACC6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.675, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_95acc6">#95ACC6</color>
SVG fillfill="#95ACC6"

More Blue Colors

#95ACC6 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#95ACC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #95ACC6?

#95ACC6 is a light blue — rgb(149, 172, 198) in RGB and hsl(212, 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 6.53.

What is the RGB value of #95ACC6?

#95ACC6 is rgb(149, 172, 198) — red 149, green 172, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #95ACC6?

#95ACC6 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 13%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #95ACC6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #95ACC6 scores 2.33:1 against white and 8.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #95ACC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #95ACC6 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 9.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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