What color is #95A5DC?

#95A5DC 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 #95A5DC?

The RGB value is 149, 165, 220: 149 red, 165 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95A5DC?

The complementary color is #DCCC95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95A5DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95A5DC color

#95A5DC rgb(149, 165, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #95A5DC is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 64.7% green and 86.3% blue (149, 165, 220).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 50% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#95A5DC color codes

HEX	`#95A5DC`
RGB	`rgb(149, 165, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 64.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 50%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 32%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 25%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.36, 7.16, -29.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.36, 30.51, 283.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.764, 38.466, 73.078)`
Decimal	`9807324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95A5DC, 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 #95A5DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95A5DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #95A5DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95a5dc; }
.text { color: #95a5dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95a5dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 165 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95a5dc, #a895dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #95A5DC?: #95A5DC 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 #95A5DC?: The RGB value is 149, 165, 220: 149 red, 165 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95A5DC?: The complementary color is #DCCC95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95A5DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.