Palettes / Colors / #9090EA

#9090EA — Light Blue

#9090EA is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#9090EA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EAEA90; it also sits naturally between #90BDEA and #BD90EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 56% · Green 56% · Blue 92%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #9090EA

.text { color: #9090EA; }
.background { background-color: #9090EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9090EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 144, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 68%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9090EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 144, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9090EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 144, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9090EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9090EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #9090EA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAEA90:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9090EA: #000000.

How #9090EA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #9090EA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9090E9  ·  #9090EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9090EA?

#9090EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 144, 144, 234). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9090EA?

#9090EA is RGB 144, 144, 234 — HSL 240°, 68%, 74% — CMYK 38%, 38%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #9090EA?

Its complement is #EAEA90; analogous partners are #90BDEA and #BD90EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9090EA for text?

Black text on #9090EA has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.85:1.