Palettes / Colors / #90CBDF

#90CBDF — Light Blue

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

#90CBDF 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 #DFA490; it also sits naturally between #90DFCB and #90A4DF. 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 80% · Blue 87%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #90CBDF

.text { color: #90CBDF; }
.background { background-color: #90CBDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90CBDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 203, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 55%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90CBDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 203, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90CBDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 203, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #90CBDF

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Tones of #90CBDF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFA490:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90CBDF: #000000.

How #90CBDF 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 #90CBDF 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

← #90CBDE  ·  #90CBE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #90CBDF?

#90CBDF is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 144, 203, 223). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90CBDF?

#90CBDF is RGB 144, 203, 223 — HSL 195°, 55%, 72% — CMYK 35%, 9%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #90CBDF?

Its complement is #DFA490; analogous partners are #90DFCB and #90A4DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90CBDF for text?

Black text on #90CBDF has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.