Palettes / Colors / #95BBCC

#95BBCC — Light Muted Blue

#95BBCC is a blue color we call Light Muted 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 #95BBCC 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.

#95BBCC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CCA694; it also sits naturally between #94CCC1 and #949ECC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 58% · Green 73% · Blue 80%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #95BBCC

.text { color: #95BBCC; }
.background { background-color: #95BBCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #95BBCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 187, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 35%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #95BBCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 187, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #95BBCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 187, 204, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCA694:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #95BBCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #95BBCC

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:

How #95BBCC looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

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

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #95BBCC?

#95BBCC is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 149, 187, 204). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #95BBCC?

#95BBCC is RGB 149, 187, 204 — HSL 199°, 35%, 69% — CMYK 27%, 8%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #95BBCC?

Its complement is #CCA694; analogous partners are #94CCC1 and #949ECC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #95BBCC for text?

Black text on #95BBCC has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.