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#95d2f2

a light, electric blue · cool · closest name: Sky Blue

RGB
149, 210, 242
HSL
201°, 78%, 77%
CMYK
38, 13, 0, 5
Luminance
0.5889

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #95d2f2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#95d2f2
Hue
201°
blue
Saturation
78%
electric
Lightness
77%
light
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
78%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5889
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
96/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
12.78:1
Closest name
Sky Blue
ΔE2000 2.7
Where it sits
Hue201° of 360°
Saturation78%
Lightness77%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool96% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#95d2f2
RGBrgb(149, 210, 242)
HSLhsl(201, 78%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 13%, 0%, 5%)
LABlab(81.2 -11.6 -21.9)
LCHlch(81.2 24.8 242.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.834 0.077 231.7)
Decimal9818866
Display P3color(display-p3 0.584 0.824 0.949)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #95d2f2;
background-color: #95d2f2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#95d2f2] bg-[#95d2f2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #95d2f2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.584, green: 0.824, blue: 0.949)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#95d2f2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF95D2F2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(242, 210, 149)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #95d2f2 · 12.78:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.64:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.78:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #95d2f2 as text scores 1.64:1 on white and 12.78:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#95d2f2 on white: 1.64:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#95d2f2 on black: 12.78:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C2D0F4
deuteranopia · #B5C5F2
tritanopia · #72DBDC

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #95d2f2 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3F9FC
#E6F3F9
#C7E5F5
#95d2f2
#69BFED
#37AAE7
#1B98DA
#167FB6
#126691
#114B69
#0B2F42
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F3F9FCDarkest = 950 · #0B2F42
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3F9FC;
  --brand-100: #E6F3F9;
  --brand-200: #C7E5F5;
  --brand-300: #95d2f2;
  --brand-400: #69BFED;
  --brand-500: #37AAE7;
  --brand-600: #1B98DA;
  --brand-700: #167FB6;
  --brand-800: #126691;
  --brand-900: #114B69;
  --brand-950: #0B2F42;
  --brand: #95d2f2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #95d2f2

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4F8FA
Tinted page background
Border#C0DDED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B7F9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#B92213
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0E4F72
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E8F5FC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#141F24
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #95d2f2

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F2B595
Analogous left#95F2E3
Analogous right#95A4F2
Split-complement 1#F295A4
Split-complement 2#F2E395
Triadic 1#F295D2
Triadic 2#D2F295
Tetradic#E395F2

RGB percentages

Red58.4%
Green82.4%
Blue94.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan38.4%
Magenta13.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#95d2f2 text on a black background

contrast 12.78:1

Card sample

#95d2f2 text on a white background

contrast 1.64:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #95d2f2;
Background color
Panel with #95d2f2 background
background-color: #95d2f2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #95d2f2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(149, 210, 242, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(149, 210, 242, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #95d2f2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #95d2f2, #9695F2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #95d2f2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#95d2f2 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyFinanceHealthcareEnterprise SaaS
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#95d2f2, answered

What color is #95d2f2?

#95d2f2 is a light electric blue, closest to Sky Blue (ΔE2000 2.7). It sits at 201° on the hue wheel with 78% saturation and 77% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #95d2f2?

rgb(149, 210, 242) — 149 red, 210 green and 242 blue out of 255, or 58.4% / 82.4% / 94.9% by channel.

Is #95d2f2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5889 and perceived brightness is 78%, so black text on it reaches 12.78:1.

Should I use black or white text on #95d2f2?

Black. It scores 12.78:1 against #95d2f2, versus 1.64:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #95d2f2?

#F2B595 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F295A4 and #F2E395, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #95d2f2?

For interface work: #F4F8FA as the surface, #C0DDED for borders, #4B7F9B for secondary text, #B92213 as an accent and #0E4F72 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #95F2E3 and #95A4F2 stays calm, while #F2B595 is the loudest partner.

What is #95d2f2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(38%, 13%, 0%, 5%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #95d2f2 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 96 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #95F2F0; nudged cooler, #94C7F3.

Work with #95d2f2 in the Color Lab