What color is #95B0F2?

#95B0F2 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95B0F2?

The RGB value is 149, 176, 242: 149 red, 176 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95B0F2?

The complementary color is #F2D795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95B0F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95B0F2 color

#95B0F2 rgb(149, 176, 242)

Shades of blue

The hex color #95B0F2 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 69% green and 94.9% blue (149, 176, 242).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 78% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#95B0F2 color codes

HEX	`#95B0F2`
RGB	`rgb(149, 176, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 69%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 78%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 38%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 27%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.13, 6.76, -35.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.13, 36.48, 280.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.942, 43.849, 90.136)`
Decimal	`9810162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95B0F2, 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 #95B0F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95B0F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	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 #95B0F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95b0f2; }
.text { color: #95b0f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95b0f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 176 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95b0f2, #a995f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #95B0F2?: #95B0F2 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95B0F2?: The RGB value is 149, 176, 242: 149 red, 176 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95B0F2?: The complementary color is #F2D795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95B0F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.