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#91C2FB — Light Vivid Blue

#91C2FB 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 #91C2FB 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.

#91C2FB 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 #FBCA93; it also sits naturally between #93F8FB and #9693FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#91C2FB · RGB 145, 194, 251

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Color values

HEX#91C2FB
RGB145, 194, 251
HSL212°, 93%, 78%
HSV212°, 42%, 98%
CMYK42%, 23%, 0%, 2%
XYZ48.38, 51.57, 98.67
Yxy51.57, 0.2436, 0.2596
CIE-Lab77.02, -1.73, -33.16
Hunter Lab71.81, -1.60, -36.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 57% · Green 76% · Blue 98%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #91C2FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #91C2FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #91C2FB

.text { color: #91C2FB; }
.background { background-color: #91C2FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91C2FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 194, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 93%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91C2FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 194, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91C2FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 194, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#91C2FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#91C2FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #91C2FB

#70B0FA#499BF8#2688F7#0973EC#0762CA#0651A7#053E80#032D5E#021A36#010A14

Tints of #91C2FB

#9DC9FB#A6CEFC#ABD1FC#B5D6FC#BFDCFD#C9E1FD#D3E7FD#D8E9FE#E1EFFE#EBF4FE

Tones of #91C2FB

#9AC4F4#A2C4EC#A9C5E5#B0C5DD#B8C6D6#C0C6CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBCA93:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.86:1 Fails
Against black text11.31:1 AAA

Best text color on #91C2FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #91C2FB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #91C2FB: ·

How #91C2FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A6A7EDDeuteranopia · #A3A0EATritanopia · #93E2E0

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #91C2FB rather than the exact color:

Palette F7c8e0
#F7C8E0 · #DFFFD8 · #B4E4FF · #95BDFF
Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1
Palette Ff84ba
#FF84BA · #FFDF82 · #99C2FF · #FFEFE3
Palette 7c83fd
#7C83FD · #96BAFF · #7DEDFF · #88FFF7
Amber Ruby Mosaic
#152F65 · #1A86AE · #4C74C7 · #91BCF2
Palette E0f4ff
#E0F4FF · #87C4FF · #39A7FF · #FFEED9

Similar colors

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

#95BDFF#90CAF9#99C2FF#96BAFF#91BCF2#87C4FF#96C9F4#96CAF3#9DBDFF#8ACFF8#93C4EC#94B3FD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #91C2FA  ·  #91C2FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #91C2FB?

#91C2FB is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 145, 194, 251). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91C2FB?

#91C2FB is RGB 145, 194, 251 — HSL 212°, 93%, 78% — CMYK 42%, 23%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #91C2FB?

Its complement is #FBCA93; analogous partners are #93F8FB and #9693FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91C2FB for text?

Black text on #91C2FB has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.