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#95B4CB Color

#95B4CB is rgb(149, 180, 203) in RGB, hsl(206, 34%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 11%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#95B4CB
HEX#95B4CB
RGBrgb(149, 180, 203)
HSLhsl(206, 34%, 69%)
HSVhsv(206, 27%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 11%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.047 240.4)
LABlab(71.57% -6.99 -15.38)
LCHlch(71.57% 16.90 245.58)

What #95B4CB 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 #95B4CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 6.19Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 6.58Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 7.14Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.84Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 8.91Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 9.17

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

#95B4CB Channel Values

How #95B4CB 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 180 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 206° · S 34% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 206° · S 27% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #95B4CB 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 text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #95B4CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #95B4CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #95B4CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#95B4CB
Complementary
#CBAC95
Analogous
#95CBC7
Analogous
#9599CB
Triadic
#CB95B4
Triadic
#B4CB95
Split comp.
#CB9599
Split comp.
#CBC795

Tints & Shades of #95B4CB

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

#A3BDD2
#B0C7D8
#BED1DF
#CFDDE7
#DDE7EE
#EAF0F5

Shades

#769EBC
#5485AB
#456D8C
#36556D
#273D4F
#16232C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #95B4CB.

How #95B4CB 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#95B4CB
Protanopia#AFAFCB
Protanomaly#A5B1CB
Deuteranopia#ABABCC
Deuteranomaly#A2AECB
Tritanopia#91B7B7
Tritanomaly#93B6BF
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #95B4CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-95b4cb: #95B4CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #95B4CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-95b4cb': '#95B4CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.706, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_95b4cb">#95B4CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#95B4CB"

More Blue Colors

#95B4CB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#95B4CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #95B4CB?

#95B4CB is a light blue — rgb(149, 180, 203) in RGB and hsl(206, 34%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #95B4CB?

#95B4CB is rgb(149, 180, 203) — red 149, green 180, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #95B4CB?

#95B4CB converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 11%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #95B4CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #95B4CB scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #95B4CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #95B4CB 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 7.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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