Palettes / Colors / #91CAFD

#91CAFD — Light Vivid Blue

#91CAFD 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 #91CAFD 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.

#91CAFD 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 #FDC391; it also sits naturally between #91FDF9 and #9195FD. 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 79% · Blue 99%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #91CAFD

.text { color: #91CAFD; }
.background { background-color: #91CAFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91CAFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 202, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 96%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91CAFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 202, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91CAFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 202, 253, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDC391:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #91CAFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #91CAFD

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 #91CAFD 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 #91CAFD 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 #91CAFD?

#91CAFD is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 145, 202, 253). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91CAFD?

#91CAFD is RGB 145, 202, 253 — HSL 208°, 96%, 78% — CMYK 43%, 20%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #91CAFD?

Its complement is #FDC391; analogous partners are #91FDF9 and #9195FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91CAFD for text?

Black text on #91CAFD has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.