Palettes / Colors / #91C1FF

#91C1FF — Light Vivid Blue

#91C1FF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #91C1FF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#91C1FF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FFCE8F; it also sits naturally between #8FF8FF and #968FFF. 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 76% · Blue 100%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #91C1FF

.text { color: #91C1FF; }
.background { background-color: #91C1FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91C1FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 193, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(214, 100%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91C1FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 193, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91C1FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 193, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#91C1FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#91C1FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFCE8F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #91C1FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #91C1FF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #91C1FF 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 #91C1FF 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

← #91C1FE  ·  #91C200 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #91C1FF?

#91C1FF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 145, 193, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91C1FF?

#91C1FF is RGB 145, 193, 255 — HSL 214°, 100%, 78% — CMYK 43%, 24%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #91C1FF?

Its complement is #FFCE8F; analogous partners are #8FF8FF and #968FFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91C1FF for text?

Black text on #91C1FF has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.