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#91CBDF

Sky Blue · light cool teal

About #91CBDF

#91CBDF is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 57% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Sky Blue (ΔE 5.6), with Baby Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFA591 (melon), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red145
Green203
Blue223

Closest named colours

Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 5.6
Baby Blue
#89CFF0 · ΔE 7.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #91CBDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sky blue #91CBDF.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sky blue #91CBDF.
11.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91CBDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91CBDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC8E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3BEDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#75D2D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91CBDF?

#91CBDF is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 57% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #91CBDF?

Use black text. Black on #91CBDF has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91CBDF?

Its complementary colour is #DFA591, and analogous partners are #91DFCC and #91A4DF.