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#91CFF3 — Light Vivid Blue

#91CFF3 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 #91CFF3 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.

#91CFF3 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 #F3B591; it also sits naturally between #91F3E6 and #919EF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#91CFF3 · RGB 145, 207, 243

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Color values

HEX#91CFF3
RGB145, 207, 243
HSL202°, 80%, 76%
HSV202°, 40%, 95%
CMYK40%, 15%, 0%, 5%
XYZ50.17, 57.12, 93.17
Yxy57.12, 0.2503, 0.2849
CIE-Lab80.25, -10.77, -23.94
Hunter Lab75.58, -9.89, -25.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 57% · Green 81% · Blue 95%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #91CFF3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #91CFF3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #91CFF3

.text { color: #91CFF3; }
.background { background-color: #91CFF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91CFF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 207, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 80%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91CFF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 207, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91CFF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 207, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#91CFF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#91CFF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #91CFF3

#71C1EF#51B3EC#2CA3E8#1891D8#147CB8#116697#0D5077#093853#062232#020C12

Tints of #91CFF3

#9AD3F4#A3D7F5#ACDBF6#B6DFF7#BFE3F8#C8E7F9#D1EBFA#DAEFFB#E3F3FC#EDF7FD

Tones of #91CFF3

#98CDEC#9FCBE5#A6C9DE#ADC7D7#B4C6D0#BBC4C9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3B591:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #91CFF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #91CFF3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #91CFF3: ·

How #91CFF3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #ACACEADeuteranopia · #A8A4E8Tritanopia · #94E3E2

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #91CFF3 rather than the exact color:

Honey Orchard
#95CFEF · #289AD7 · #18638B · #0C2B3C
Vintage Ruby Lagoon
#193354 · #274487 · #5B9BE7 · #97D1F0
Tranquil Saffron
#083156 · #1DC0C4 · #7490D4 · #96CAF3
Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1
Palette Faffaf
#FAFFAF · #96C9F4 · #3FA2F6 · #0F67B1
Palette 00a9ff
#00A9FF · #89CFF3 · #A0E9FF · #CDF5FD

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#95CFEF#97D1F0#96CAF3#90CAF9#96C9F4#89CFF3#98D2EF#8ACFF8#8CCDEB#98D8EF#93C4EC#8ACFE6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #91CFF2  ·  #91CFF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #91CFF3?

#91CFF3 is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 145, 207, 243). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91CFF3?

#91CFF3 is RGB 145, 207, 243 — HSL 202°, 80%, 76% — CMYK 40%, 15%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #91CFF3?

Its complement is #F3B591; analogous partners are #91F3E6 and #919EF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91CFF3 for text?

Black text on #91CFF3 has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.