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Cerulean Bloom Vivid
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Cerulean Bloom Vivid

Blue · Hue 190
Hex
#95E0EF
RGB
rgb(149, 224, 239)
HSL
hsl(190, 74%, 76%)
CMYK
cmyk(38%, 6%, 0%, 6%)
Metrics
S 74% · L 76%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.5:1Fail
on black
14.2:1AA
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About this color

Cerulean Bloom Vivid (#95E0EF) belongs to the blue family — hue 190°, 74% saturation, 76% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-cerulean-bloom-vivid: #95E0EF;
  --colorarchive-cerulean-bloom-vivid-hsl: hsl(190, 74%, 76%);
  --colorarchive-cerulean-bloom-vivid-rgb: rgb(149, 224, 239);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

SereneTrustworthyClean
Common in

Social Media · Cloud Storage · Baby Products

Pairs well with

Light gray for tech minimalism, peach for friendly warmth

Design tip

The default choice for tech and social platforms for good reason. Light blue backgrounds reduce anxiety and increase trust.

Cultural context ▶

Light blue represents peace, sky, and openness. It's the most universally liked color, making it safe for global brands.

Color Origins

Blue family

The most-loved color on the planet, and the most overused.

Heritage

Blue is the rarest pigment in the natural world — and so, historically, the most expensive. Ultramarine, ground from lapis lazuli mined only in Afghanistan, was worth more than gold in Renaissance Europe; Vermeer's bills were enormous because of how much he used. Egyptian blue (the first synthetic pigment, ~3000 BCE) was lost for centuries and rediscovered in the 19th. Prussian blue (1704) democratized blue overnight; Yves Klein's IKB (1960) re-aristocratized it.

Across cultures

In ancient Egypt blue was the color of the Nile and the heavens — sacred, protective. In China blue-and-white porcelain (qinghua) defined export ceramics for 600 years. In Mediterranean traditions blue wards off the evil eye. In post-WWII America, blue became the corporate default ('IBM blue'); in Japan, indigo (ai) is the centuries-old workwear dye that became the ground tone of an entire textile tradition. Across the world blue is consistently rated the most-liked color — sometimes by 35% margins.

In the wild

Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind. IBM's blue dates to 1947. Levi's blue is the natural color of indigo on cotton. Twitter Blue (#1DA1F2) defined social-media blue for a decade before X scrapped it. Pixar's Up famously runs on a single complementary palette built on blue. The blue checkmark, the blue link, the blue 'send' button — blue has become the default color of digital trust, to the point of being a UX cliché.

How it reads

Blue recedes — physically, the eye focuses blue light slightly behind the retina, which makes blue elements feel deep or distant. It reads as trustworthy, calm, corporate, and (at the cool end) cold. Light blues read airy and clinical; mid blues are the default for tech and finance; deep blues read as luxurious or naval. The omnipresence of blue in software is real: most enterprise UIs reach for it because it offends the fewest stakeholders, which is also the reason it can feel like the absence of a real choice.

This particular tone

An almost luminous high-key tone — at this saturation and brightness, the color borders on neon. Use sparingly; it overpowers most companions.

Lightness band: At this lightness the hue almost recedes into the surface around it — useful for backgrounds, hover states, and any surface where the color should suggest a mood without competing with content.

Saturation band: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #95E0EF.

  • Starbucksneutral
    Warm Neutral · #D4E9E2
    →
  • Aesopneutral
    Cream Paper · #EFE4D2
    →
  • Discordaccent
    Online Green · #57F287
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #95E0EF.

  • ScandinaviaIittala Blue
    #A6CEDB · Aalto vase glassware (1936-)
    →
  • IcelandGlacial Cyan
    #75BBC1 · Vatnajökull ice cave light
    →
  • MoroccoChefchaouen Blue
    #7BAFD4 · Painted medina walls (Rif mountains)
    →

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Cerulean Pearl Vivid
#B8EAF4 · hsl(190, 74%, 84%)
Darker companion
Cerulean Silk Vivid
#71D6EA · hsl(190, 74%, 68%)
Complementary counterpoint
Ruby Bloom Vivid
#EFA495 · hsl(10, 74%, 76%)
Analogous lead
Sapphire Bloom Vivid
#95C2EF · hsl(210, 74%, 76%)
Analogous echo
Lagoon Bloom Vivid
#95EFE0 · hsl(170, 74%, 76%)
Triadic +120°
Peony Bloom Vivid
#EF95E0 · hsl(310, 74%, 76%)
Triadic +240°
Honey Bloom Vivid
#E0EF95 · hsl(70, 74%, 76%)
Split-comp +150°
Garnet Bloom Vivid
#EF95B3 · hsl(340, 74%, 76%)
Split-comp +210°
Apricot Bloom Vivid
#EFD195 · hsl(40, 74%, 76%)
Export preview
Base: Cerulean Bloom Vivid #95E0EF
Lighter companion: Cerulean Pearl Vivid #B8EAF4
Darker companion: Cerulean Silk Vivid #71D6EA
Complementary counterpoint: Ruby Bloom Vivid #EFA495
Analogous lead: Sapphire Bloom Vivid #95C2EF
Analogous echo: Lagoon Bloom Vivid #95EFE0
Triadic +120°: Peony Bloom Vivid #EF95E0
Triadic +240°: Honey Bloom Vivid #E0EF95
Split-comp +150°: Garnet Bloom Vivid #EF95B3
Split-comp +210°: Apricot Bloom Vivid #EFD195

Compare

See how Cerulean Bloom Vivid compares side by side with related colors.

vsCerulean Pearl VividvsCerulean Silk VividvsRuby Bloom VividvsSapphire Bloom VividvsLagoon Bloom VividvsPeony Bloom Vivid

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Cerulean Bloom Bright
#8EE4F5 · hsl(190, 84%, 76%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Silk Vivid
#71D6EA · hsl(190, 74%, 68%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Pearl Vivid
#B8EAF4 · hsl(190, 74%, 84%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Bloom Pure
#89E7FA · hsl(190, 92%, 76%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Bloom Clear
#A1D8E3 · hsl(190, 54%, 76%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Mist Vivid
#D3F2F8 · hsl(190, 74%, 90%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA8.7:1
Ruby Nocturne Faint
#38302E
AAA8.9:1
Ruby Nocturne Muted
#3C2D2A
AAA9:1
Ruby Nocturne Dust
#402A26
AAA9.1:1
Ruby Nocturne Soft
#442722
AAA9.1:1
Ruby Nocturne Clear
#4F2117
AAA9:1
Ruby Nocturne Vivid
#591A0D

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#B6B0EB
Protanopia
#BABBEB
Tritanopia
#9AE9E8
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