What color is #95A0DF?

#95A0DF is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95A0DF?

The RGB value is 149, 160, 223: 149 red, 160 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95A0DF?

The complementary color is #DFD495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95A0DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95A0DF color

#95A0DF rgb(149, 160, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #95A0DF is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 62.7% green and 87.5% blue (149, 160, 223).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 54% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#95A0DF color codes

HEX	`#95A0DF`
RGB	`rgb(149, 160, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 62.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 54%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 33%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 28%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.17, 10.76, -33.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.17, 34.85, 287.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.281, 36.858, 74.895)`
Decimal	`9806047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95A0DF, 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 #95A0DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95A0DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #95A0DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95a0df; }
.text { color: #95a0df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95a0df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 160 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95a0df, #af95df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #95A0DF?: #95A0DF is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95A0DF?: The RGB value is 149, 160, 223: 149 red, 160 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95A0DF?: The complementary color is #DFD495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95A0DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.