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#91C8DC

#91c8dc ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#91c8dc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 78.43% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.09% cyan, 9.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 196°, with 51.72% saturation and 71.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.525

Complementary

  1. #91c8dc
  2. #dca591

Split complementary

  1. #91c8dc
  2. #dc91a3
  3. #dccb91

Analogous

  1. #91dccb
  2. #91c8dc
  3. #91a3dc

Triadic

  1. #91c8dc
  2. #dc91c8
  3. #c8dc91

Tetradic

  1. #91c8dc
  2. #a591dc
  3. #dca591
  4. #c8dc91

Square

  1. #91c8dc
  2. #cb91dc
  3. #dca591
  4. #a3dc91

Monochromatic

  1. #3384a1
  2. #57abca
  3. #91c8dc
  4. #cbe5ee
  5. #f0f7fa

Shades

#91c8dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #91c8dc
  2. #83b4c6
  3. #74a0b0
  4. #668c9a
  5. #577884
  6. #49646e
  7. #3a5058
  8. #2c3c42
  9. #1d282c
  10. #0f1416
  11. #000000

Tints

#91c8dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #91c8dc
  2. #9ccee0
  3. #a7d3e3
  4. #b2d9e7
  5. #bddeea
  6. #c8e4ee
  7. #d3e9f1
  8. #deeff5
  9. #e9f4f8
  10. #f4fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#91c8dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #91c8dc
  2. #8fc1d3
  3. #8ebaca
  4. #8cb2c0
  5. #8aabb7
  6. #89a4ae
  7. #879da5
  8. #85969c
  9. #838e92
  10. #828789
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afc3cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcc5dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1bcdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77cfce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adc6dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5c1dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #82ccd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-91c8dc {
  color: #91c8dc;
}
Background
.bg-91c8dc {
  background-color: #91c8dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-91c8dc {
  border: 2px solid #91c8dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #91c8dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 200 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 52% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-91c8dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #91c8dc, #91a3dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-91c8dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 200 220 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.19 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.17 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.04 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.30 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.94 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.09 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.24 #6e3723 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#91c8dc  rgb(145, 200, 220)  hsl(196, 52%, 72%)  Sky Blue
#dca591  rgb(220, 165, 145)  hsl(16, 52%, 72%)  Tumbleweed
#dc91c8  rgb(220, 145, 200)  hsl(316, 52%, 72%)  Plum
#c8dc91  rgb(200, 220, 145)  hsl(76, 52%, 72%)  June Bud