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#95BDCA

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #95BDCA

With the hex code #95BDCA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 74% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAA295, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red149
Green189
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.6
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.2
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 12.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #95BDCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #95BDCA.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #95BDCA.
10.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #95BDCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#95BDCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5BACB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACB4CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#85C2C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #95BDCA?

With the hex code #95BDCA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 74% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #95BDCA?

Use black text. Black on #95BDCA has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #95BDCA?

Its complementary colour is #CAA295, and analogous partners are #95CABD and #95A3CA.