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#95B6DB Color

#95B6DB is rgb(149, 182, 219) in RGB, hsl(212, 49%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 17%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Cerulean (#9BC4E2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#95B6DB
HEX#95B6DB
RGBrgb(149, 182, 219)
HSLhsl(212, 49%, 72%)
HSVhsv(212, 32%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 17%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.064 251.6)
LABlab(72.57% -5.01 -22.57)
LCHlch(72.57% 23.12 257.48)

What #95B6DB 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 #95B6DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 6.49Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 7.28Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.71Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 8.45Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 8.96Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 9.18

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

#95B6DB Channel Values

How #95B6DB 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 182 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 212° · S 49% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 212° · S 32% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.1:1 vs white · 9.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #95B6DB 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 text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #95B6DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #95B6DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #95B6DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#95B6DB
Complementary
#DBBA95
Analogous
#95D8DB
Analogous
#9795DB
Triadic
#DB95B5
Triadic
#B5DB95
Split comp.
#DB9795
Split comp.
#D8DB95

Tints & Shades of #95B6DB

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

#A4C0E0
#AFC8E4
#BED2E9
#CEDDEE
#DDE7F3
#E8EFF7

Shades

#6F9BCE
#4C83C2
#386AA3
#2B517D
#1E3957
#122335

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #95B6DB.

How #95B6DB 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#95B6DB
Protanopia#B1B1DB
Protanomaly#A6B3DB
Deuteranopia#ACACDC
Deuteranomaly#A3B0DB
Tritanopia#8EBBBB
Tritanomaly#91B9C9
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #95B6DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-95b6db: #95B6DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #95B6DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-95b6db': '#95B6DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.714, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_95b6db">#95B6DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#95B6DB"

More Blue Colors

#95B6DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#95B6DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #95B6DB?

#95B6DB is a light blue — rgb(149, 182, 219) in RGB and hsl(212, 49%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Cerulean (#9BC4E2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #95B6DB?

#95B6DB is rgb(149, 182, 219) — red 149, green 182, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #95B6DB?

#95B6DB converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 17%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #95B6DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #95B6DB scores 2.1:1 against white and 9.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #95B6DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #95B6DB 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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