Palettes / Colors / #94BBFB

#94BBFB — Light Vivid Blue

#94BBFB 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 #94BBFB 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.

#94BBFB 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 #FBD393; it also sits naturally between #93EFFB and #9F93FB. 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 73% · Blue 98%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #94BBFB

.text { color: #94BBFB; }
.background { background-color: #94BBFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #94BBFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(148, 187, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 93%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #94BBFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(148, 187, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #94BBFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(148, 187, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#94BBFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#94BBFB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBD393:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #94BBFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #94BBFB

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 #94BBFB 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 #94BBFB 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

← #94BBFA  ·  #94BBFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #94BBFB?

#94BBFB is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 148, 187, 251). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #94BBFB?

#94BBFB is RGB 148, 187, 251 — HSL 217°, 93%, 78% — CMYK 41%, 25%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #94BBFB?

Its complement is #FBD393; analogous partners are #93EFFB and #9F93FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #94BBFB for text?

Black text on #94BBFB has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.