Palettes / Colors / #91AAED

#91AAED — Light Blue

#91AAED is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

#91AAED is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EDD591; it also sits naturally between #91D8ED and #A791ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 57% · Green 67% · Blue 93%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #91AAED

.text { color: #91AAED; }
.background { background-color: #91AAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91AAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 170, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(224, 72%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91AAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 170, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91AAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 170, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#91AAED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#91AAED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #91AAED

Tints of #91AAED

Tones of #91AAED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDD591:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #91AAED: #000000.

How #91AAED looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #91AAED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #91AAED?

#91AAED is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 145, 170, 237). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91AAED?

#91AAED is RGB 145, 170, 237 — HSL 224°, 72%, 75% — CMYK 39%, 28%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #91AAED?

Its complement is #EDD591; analogous partners are #91D8ED and #A791ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91AAED for text?

Black text on #91AAED has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.