Palettes / Colors / #95BBDA

#95BBDA — Light Muted Blue

#95BBDA 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 #95BBDA 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.

#95BBDA 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 #DAB495; it also sits naturally between #95DAD6 and #9599DA. 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 85%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #95BBDA

.text { color: #95BBDA; }
.background { background-color: #95BBDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #95BBDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 187, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 48%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #95BBDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 187, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #95BBDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 187, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #95BBDA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAB495:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #95BBDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #95BBDA

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 #95BBDA 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 #95BBDA 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

← #95BBD9  ·  #95BBDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #95BBDA?

#95BBDA is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 149, 187, 218). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #95BBDA?

#95BBDA is RGB 149, 187, 218 — HSL 207°, 48%, 72% — CMYK 32%, 14%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #95BBDA?

Its complement is #DAB495; analogous partners are #95DAD6 and #9599DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #95BBDA for text?

Black text on #95BBDA has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.