Palettes / Colors / #90BCDB

#90BCDB — Light Muted Blue

#90BCDB is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #90BCDB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#90BCDB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DBAF8F; it also sits naturally between #8FDBD4 and #8F96DB. 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 74% · Blue 86%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #90BCDB

.text { color: #90BCDB; }
.background { background-color: #90BCDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90BCDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 188, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 51%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90BCDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 188, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90BCDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 188, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#90BCDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#90BCDB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBAF8F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90BCDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #90BCDB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #90BCDB 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #90BCDB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #90BCDB?

#90BCDB is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 144, 188, 219). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90BCDB?

#90BCDB is RGB 144, 188, 219 — HSL 205°, 51%, 71% — CMYK 34%, 14%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #90BCDB?

Its complement is #DBAF8F; analogous partners are #8FDBD4 and #8F96DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90BCDB for text?

Black text on #90BCDB has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.