Color #95ABC4 Color / Colour Code #95ABC4
This page shows the hex color code for color #95abc4 (#95ABC4). The colour is a blue tone with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #95ABC4 against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#95ABC4 paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 182, 212, and 242 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 212, 332, and 92 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #95ABC4
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 212 and saturation at 28%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 212 to 257 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 212 with its complement at 32 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #95ABC4
Lightness variations at hue 212 and 28% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #95ABC4
Design Use Cases for #95ABC4
Muted Accent Color
With 28% saturation, #95ABC4 has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Soft Accent & Highlight
With 68% lightness, #95ABC4 has a softer, more approachable quality. It works well for hover states, subtle highlights, progress indicators, and secondary UI elements. This lightness range is particularly effective for tag backgrounds and status indicators.
Trust & Professional Identity
#95ABC4 sits in the blue range (hue 212). Blue is the world's most popular color for corporate identities because it conveys trust, stability, and competence. Use it for navigation bars, link text, form focus states, and any element where user confidence matters. Financial, healthcare, and technology brands rely heavily on this hue range.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #95ABC4 (hue 212) to its complement at hue 32. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 242. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #95abc4, #c4af97);
CSS Code for #95ABC4
Similar Colors
Colors visually similar to #95ABC4 based on RGB, lightness, and hue variations.
Use This Color in Design Tools
Apply #95ABC4 across image editing and color design tools.
About Color #95ABC4 (#95ABC4)
#95ABC4 is a blue color (colour) with RGB channel values of 149 red, 171 green, and 196 blue. The blue channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 212 degrees with 28% saturation and 68% lightness, placing it in the cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #95ABC4 is 167/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This is a medium-brightness color that can work with either dark or light text depending on font weight and size. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow, and 23% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #95ABC4 against white is 2.36:1 and against black is 8.90:1. This does not meet AA requirements on white. Use it on dark backgrounds where it achieves 8.90:1, or use it exclusively for decorative purposes.
The complementary colour #C4AF97 creates maximum visual tension when paired with #95ABC4. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #97C3C4 and #9897C4, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #95ABC4
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #95ABC4?
- #95ABC4 is Color #95ABC4, a blue color (colour) with RGB(149, 171, 196), HSL(212, 28%, 68%), and CMYK(24%, 13%, 0%, 23%). Its perceived brightness is 167/255.
- Is #95ABC4 accessible for text?
- Against white, #95ABC4 has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 (fails AA for normal text). Against black, it has 8.90:1 (passes AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #95ABC4?
- The complementary colour is #C4AF97 (hue 32). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #97C3C4 and #9897C4. The triadic palette adds #C497AC and #ACC497 for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #95ABC4 in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #95abc4; or rgb(149, 171, 196); or hsl(212, 28%, 68%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 212 28% 68%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.