Palettes / Colors / #91CDE5

#91CDE5 — Light Blue

#91CDE5 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 #91CDE5 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.

#91CDE5 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 #E5A88F; it also sits naturally between #8FE5D2 and #8FA2E5. 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 80% · Blue 90%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #91CDE5

.text { color: #91CDE5; }
.background { background-color: #91CDE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91CDE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 205, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 62%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91CDE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 205, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91CDE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 205, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#91CDE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#91CDE5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5A88F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #91CDE5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #91CDE5

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 #91CDE5 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 #91CDE5 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 #91CDE5?

#91CDE5 is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 145, 205, 229). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91CDE5?

#91CDE5 is RGB 145, 205, 229 — HSL 197°, 62%, 73% — CMYK 37%, 10%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #91CDE5?

Its complement is #E5A88F; analogous partners are #8FE5D2 and #8FA2E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91CDE5 for text?

Black text on #91CDE5 has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.