Light Cornflower Blue (#93CCEA)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.74:1 — vs black: 12.07:1

Color values

HEX #93CCEA
RGB rgb(147, 204, 234)
HSL hsl(200, 37%, 91%)
CMYK cmyk( 37.18, 12.82, 0, 8.24 )
Websafe #99CCFF

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Style

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Print (170)

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #93CCEA based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Light Cornflower Blue
#93CCEA Base

#EAB193

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Light Cornflower Blue
#93CCEA Base

#93EADD

#93A0EA

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Light Cornflower Blue
#93CCEA Base

#EA93CC

#CCEA93

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Light Cornflower Blue
#93CCEA Base

#EA93A0

#EADD93

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Light Cornflower Blue
#93CCEA Base

#DD93EA

#EAB193

#A0EA93

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Light Cornflower Blue
#93CCEA Base

#258ABF

#53AEDE

#71BCE3

#B5DCF1

#D3EAF6

#EAF5FB

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Light Cornflower Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #040F15

— #103A51

— #1B658C

— #2790C8

— #57B0DE

Light Cornflower Blue #93CCEA Base

— #A4D4ED

— #B6DCF1

— #C7E5F4

— #D8EDF7

— #EAF5FB

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #93CCEA. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #93CCEA;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #93CCEA;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #93CCEA;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #93CCEA,
        #F2E8E2
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #93CCEA,
        #F2E8E2
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$light-cornflower-blue: #93CCEA;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-cornflower-blue-r: 147;
$light-cornflower-blue-g: 204;
$light-cornflower-blue-b: 234;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $light-cornflower-blue;
    color: rgba($light-cornflower-blue-r, $light-cornflower-blue-g, $light-cornflower-blue-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Light Cornflower Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #93CCEA How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #BEBEEB Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #C7C7EA Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #8CD0D0 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #C4C4C4 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Light Cornflower Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Cornflower Blue #93CCEA Base

Cornflower #9ACEEB ΔE 1.07

Baby Blue #89CFF0 ΔE 1.91

Sky Blue #87CEEB ΔE 2.54

Pale Cyan #87D3F8 ΔE 2.94

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.