Palettes / Colors / #93BFEB

#93BFEB — Light Blue

#93BFEB 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 #93BFEB 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.

#93BFEB 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 #EBBF93; it also sits naturally between #93EBEB and #9393EB. 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 75% · Blue 92%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #93BFEB

.text { color: #93BFEB; }
.background { background-color: #93BFEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #93BFEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(147, 191, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 69%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #93BFEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(147, 191, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #93BFEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(147, 191, 235, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBBF93:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #93BFEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #93BFEB

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 #93BFEB 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 #93BFEB 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 #93BFEB?

#93BFEB is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 147, 191, 235). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #93BFEB?

#93BFEB is RGB 147, 191, 235 — HSL 210°, 69%, 75% — CMYK 37%, 19%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #93BFEB?

Its complement is #EBBF93; analogous partners are #93EBEB and #9393EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #93BFEB for text?

Black text on #93BFEB has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.