#95BDFB

Closest named color: Pastel Blue (#A2BFFE). oklch(79.3% 0.099 259), rgb(149, 189, 251).

Black text reads best on this color (10.94:1).

About this color

#95BDFB is a light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.099 and its hue 259°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pastel Blue (#A2BFFE), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.94:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	light (79%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.099)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Pastel Blue (#A2BFFE)
Black text	10.94:1
White text	1.91:1

Values

HEX	#95BDFB
RGB	rgb(149, 189, 251)
HSL	hsl(216, 93%, 78%)
OKLCH	oklch(79.3% 0.099 259)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #95BDFB	1.91:1	Fails	Lc -40.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #95BDFB	10.94:1	AAA	Lc 67.3	Content text, not long reading
#95BDFB text on white	1.91:1	Fails	Lc 36.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#95BDFB text on black	10.94:1	AAA	Lc -65.9	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F0F6FF

oklch(97.1% 0.014 258.3)
Step 100
100

#DFEBFE

oklch(93.7% 0.029 259.6)
Step 200
200

#C4DBFE

oklch(88.6% 0.054 258.7)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#95BDFB

oklch(79.3% 0.099 259)
Step 400
400

#63A0FF

oklch(70.7% 0.154 259)
Step 500
500

#3384FF

oklch(63.1% 0.199 259)
Step 600
600

#006AEE

oklch(55.7% 0.215 258.9)
Step 700
700

#0058C9

oklch(49% 0.19 259)
Step 800
800

#0048A7

oklch(42.7% 0.165 259)
Step 900
900

#0C3D86

oklch(37.6% 0.133 259.3)
Step 950
950

#09254E

oklch(27.1% 0.083 258.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#95BDFB with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#A6C1FE	0.024
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9BB7FA	0.016
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#71CAD2	0.088
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BBBBBB	0.099