Palettes / Colors / #90CAF9

#90CAF9 — Light Vivid Blue

#90CAF9 is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#90CAF9 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 #F9BF90; it also sits naturally between #90F9F4 and #9095F9. 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 79% · Blue 98%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #90CAF9

.text { color: #90CAF9; }
.background { background-color: #90CAF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90CAF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 202, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 90%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90CAF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 202, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90CAF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 202, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#90CAF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#90CAF9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9BF90:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90CAF9: #000000.

How #90CAF9 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 #90CAF9

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 #90CAF9?

#90CAF9 is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 144, 202, 249). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90CAF9?

#90CAF9 is RGB 144, 202, 249 — HSL 207°, 90%, 77% — CMYK 42%, 19%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #90CAF9?

Its complement is #F9BF90; analogous partners are #90F9F4 and #9095F9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90CAF9 for text?

Black text on #90CAF9 has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.