Palettes / Colors / #91C5EE

#91C5EE — Light Blue

#91C5EE is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #91C5EE 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.

#91C5EE 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 #EEB991; it also sits naturally between #91EEE8 and #9197EE. 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 77% · Blue 93%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #91C5EE

.text { color: #91C5EE; }
.background { background-color: #91C5EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91C5EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 197, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 73%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91C5EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 197, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91C5EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 197, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#91C5EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#91C5EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEB991:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #91C5EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #91C5EE

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 #91C5EE 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 #91C5EE 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 #91C5EE?

#91C5EE is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 145, 197, 238). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91C5EE?

#91C5EE is RGB 145, 197, 238 — HSL 206°, 73%, 75% — CMYK 39%, 17%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #91C5EE?

Its complement is #EEB991; analogous partners are #91EEE8 and #9197EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91C5EE for text?

Black text on #91C5EE has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.