Palettes / Colors / #91C8DC

#91C8DC — Light Muted Blue

#91C8DC 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 #91C8DC 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.

#91C8DC 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 #DDA692; it also sits naturally between #92DDCB and #92A4DD. 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 86%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #91C8DC

.text { color: #91C8DC; }
.background { background-color: #91C8DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91C8DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 200, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 52%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91C8DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 200, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91C8DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 200, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#91C8DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#91C8DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDA692:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #91C8DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #91C8DC

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 #91C8DC 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 #91C8DC 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 #91C8DC?

#91C8DC is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 145, 200, 220). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91C8DC?

#91C8DC is RGB 145, 200, 220 — HSL 196°, 52%, 72% — CMYK 34%, 9%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #91C8DC?

Its complement is #DDA692; analogous partners are #92DDCB and #92A4DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91C8DC for text?

Black text on #91C8DC has a contrast ratio of 11.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.