What color is #95A0CD?

#95A0CD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95A0CD?

The RGB value is 149, 160, 205: 149 red, 160 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95A0CD?

The complementary color is #CDC295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95A0CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95A0CD color

#95A0CD rgb(149, 160, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #95A0CD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 62.7% green and 80.4% blue (149, 160, 205).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 36% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#95A0CD color codes

HEX	`#95A0CD`
RGB	`rgb(149, 160, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 62.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 36%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 27%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 22%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.47, 6.22, -24.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.47, 25.06, 284.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.982, 35.938, 62.787)`
Decimal	`9806029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95A0CD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #95A0CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95A0CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #95A0CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95a0cd; }
.text { color: #95a0cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95a0cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 160 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95a0cd, #a695cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #95A0CD?: #95A0CD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95A0CD?: The RGB value is 149, 160, 205: 149 red, 160 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95A0CD?: The complementary color is #CDC295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95A0CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.