Palettes / Colors / #93BDCD

#93BDCD — Light Muted Blue

#93BDCD 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 #93BDCD 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.

#93BDCD 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 #CDA393; it also sits naturally between #93CDC1 and #939FCD. 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 58% · Green 74% · Blue 80%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #93BDCD

.text { color: #93BDCD; }
.background { background-color: #93BDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #93BDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(147, 189, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 37%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #93BDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(147, 189, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #93BDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(147, 189, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#93BDCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#93BDCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDA393:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #93BDCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #93BDCD

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 #93BDCD 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 #93BDCD 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 #93BDCD?

#93BDCD is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 147, 189, 205). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #93BDCD?

#93BDCD is RGB 147, 189, 205 — HSL 197°, 37%, 69% — CMYK 28%, 8%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #93BDCD?

Its complement is #CDA393; analogous partners are #93CDC1 and #939FCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #93BDCD for text?

Black text on #93BDCD has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.