#93C5FD color
The swatch above shows #93C5FD with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#93C5FD is a light, vivid blue, closest to the CSS named color lightskyblue (#87CEFA).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: blue-300. That means you can write bg-blue-300 or text-blue-300 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #93C5FD |
| RGB | rgb(147, 197, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 96%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 22%, 0%, 1%) |
| Decimal | 9684477 |
| CSS | color: #93C5FD; |
| Android | 0xFF93C5FD |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.773, blue: 0.992, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #93C5FD | 1.80:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #93C5FD | 11.65:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #93C5FD
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #93C5FD and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #93C5FD
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #93C5FD in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #93C5FD; background-color: #93C5FD; }
.element { color: rgb(147 197 253); }
.element { color: hsl(212 96% 78%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-blue-300 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #93C5FD;Frequently asked questions
What color is #93C5FD?
#93C5FD is a light, vivid blue. Its hue sits at 212° on the color wheel, with 96% saturation and 78% lightness.
What is #93C5FD in RGB?
#93C5FD converts to rgb(147, 197, 253) — 147 red, 197 green and 253 blue.
What is #93C5FD in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(42%, 22%, 0%, 1%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #93C5FD be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (11.65:1 versus 1.80:1).
What is the complementary color of #93C5FD?
#FDCA91 — the hue directly opposite #93C5FD on the color wheel.