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#95B2EA — Light Blue

#95B2EA is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #95B2EA 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.

#95B2EA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EACD95; it also sits naturally between #95DCEA and #A395EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#95B2EA · RGB 149, 178, 234

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Color values

HEX#95B2EA
RGB149, 178, 234
HSL220°, 67%, 75%
HSV220°, 36%, 92%
CMYK36%, 24%, 0%, 8%
XYZ43.17, 44.17, 84.09
Yxy44.17, 0.2518, 0.2577
CIE-Lab72.34, 3.54, -31.18
Hunter Lab66.46, 3.23, -33.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 58% · Green 70% · Blue 92%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #95B2EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #95B2EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #95B2EA

.text { color: #95B2EA; }
.background { background-color: #95B2EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #95B2EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 178, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 67%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #95B2EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 178, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #95B2EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 178, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#95B2EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#95B2EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #95B2EA

#779BE4#5985DE#3B70D8#285DC8#224FAA#1B3F88#15326A#0F244D#09162F#030811

Tints of #95B2EA

#9DB7EC#A6BDED#AEC4EF#B7CAF1#C3D3F3#CCDAF5#D4E0F7#DDE6F8#E5ECFA#EEF3FC

Tones of #95B2EA

#9BB3E4#A1B5DE#A7B7D7#ADB9D2#B3BBCB#B9BDC6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EACD95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.14:1 Fails
Against black text9.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #95B2EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #95B2EA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #95B2EA: ·

How #95B2EA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #A2A2DCDeuteranopia · #A09ED9Tritanopia · #96D2CF

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #95B2EA rather than the exact color:

Tender Aurora
#B76818 · #ECC673 · #388EE4 · #96B4EA
Frozen Ruby Mirage
#163B5C · #0D389E · #71D4D8 · #93B1EF
Palette 201658
#201658 · #1D24CA · #98ABEE · #F9E8C9
Burning Ruby Harbor
#CCDEF5 · #96BBE8 · #77A8E3 · #2D6AB3
Palette 848ccf
#848CCF · #93B5E1 · #FFE4E4 · #BE5683
Rustic Petal
#1C336C · #145AD0 · #6892DE · #95ACF2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#96B4EA#93B1EF#98ABEE#96BBE8#93B5E1#95ACF2#9AB3F5#8EA7E9#91BCF2#9FAEF3#9DBEEE#A1B8F1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #95B2E9  ·  #95B2EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #95B2EA?

#95B2EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 149, 178, 234). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #95B2EA?

#95B2EA is RGB 149, 178, 234 — HSL 220°, 67%, 75% — CMYK 36%, 24%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #95B2EA?

Its complement is #EACD95; analogous partners are #95DCEA and #A395EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #95B2EA for text?

Black text on #95B2EA has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.