#93C5FD — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS blue-300 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#93C5FD is a light, vivid blue. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class blue-300 (e.g. bg-blue-300, text-blue-300). Its nearest CSS named color is lightskyblue (#87cefa). For readable text on a #93C5FD background, black text gives the strongest contrast (11.65:1). Because it is so light, #93C5FD works best as a background or surface color paired with dark text, or as a high-percentage tint in an existing palette.

Color Values

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#93C5FD in Tailwind CSS (blue-300)

#93C5FD ships with Tailwind CSS as blue-300 — use it as bg-blue-300, text-blue-300, or border-blue-300. It sits at step 300 of the blue ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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• 950

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #93C5FD (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #9ecbfd Copy
• 20% tint #a9d1fd Copy
• 30% tint #b3d6fe Copy
• 40% tint #bedcfe Copy
• 50% tint #c9e2fe Copy
• 60% tint #d4e8fe Copy
• 70% tint #dfeefe Copy
• 80% tint #e9f3ff Copy
• 90% tint #f4f9ff Copy

Shades of #93C5FD (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #84b1e4 Copy
• 20% shade #769eca Copy
• 30% shade #678ab1 Copy
• 40% shade #587698 Copy
• 50% shade #4a637f Copy
• 60% shade #3b4f65 Copy
• 70% shade #2c3b4c Copy
• 80% shade #1d2733 Copy
• 90% shade #0f1419 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #93C5FD background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #93C5FD from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More blue colors in the library: #A5B4FC (indigo-300), #818CF8 (indigo-400), #CBD5E1 (slate-300), #D1D5DB (gray-300), #BAE6FD (sky-200), #C7D2FE (indigo-200).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #93C5FD?

  #93C5FD is a light, vivid blue — rgb(147, 197, 253). Its nearest CSS named color is lightskyblue. In Tailwind CSS it is blue-300.

• How do I make tints and shades of #93C5FD?

  Mix #93C5FD with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #93C5FD is #a9d1fd and a 20% shade is #769eca — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #93C5FD in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #93C5FD?

  Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #93C5FD background at 11.65:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #93C5FD?

  blue-300 — use it as bg-blue-300, text-blue-300, or border-blue-300. The full blue 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.