Palettes / Colors / #95DDFE

#95DDFE — Light Vivid Blue

#95DDFE is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #95DDFE 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.

#95DDFE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FEB695; it also sits naturally between #95FEEB and #95A8FE. 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 87% · Blue 100%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #95DDFE

.text { color: #95DDFE; }
.background { background-color: #95DDFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #95DDFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 221, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 98%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #95DDFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 221, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #95DDFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 221, 254, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEB695:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #95DDFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #95DDFE

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 #95DDFE 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 #95DDFE 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

← #95DDFD  ·  #95DDFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #95DDFE?

#95DDFE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 149, 221, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #95DDFE?

#95DDFE is RGB 149, 221, 254 — HSL 199°, 98%, 79% — CMYK 41%, 13%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #95DDFE?

Its complement is #FEB695; analogous partners are #95FEEB and #95A8FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #95DDFE for text?

Black text on #95DDFE has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.