Palettes / Colors / #91C7DE

#91C7DE — Light Muted Blue

#91C7DE is a blue color we call Light Muted 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 #91C7DE 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.

#91C7DE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DEA891; it also sits naturally between #91DECF and #91A0DE. 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 78% · Blue 87%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #91C7DE

.text { color: #91C7DE; }
.background { background-color: #91C7DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91C7DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 199, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 54%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91C7DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 199, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91C7DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 199, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#91C7DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#91C7DE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEA891:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #91C7DE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #91C7DE

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 #91C7DE 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 #91C7DE 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 #91C7DE?

#91C7DE is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 145, 199, 222). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91C7DE?

#91C7DE is RGB 145, 199, 222 — HSL 198°, 54%, 72% — CMYK 35%, 10%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #91C7DE?

Its complement is #DEA891; analogous partners are #91DECF and #91A0DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91C7DE for text?

Black text on #91C7DE has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.