Palettes / Colors / #90D5FE

#90D5FE — Light Vivid Blue

#90D5FE is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#90D5FE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FEB890; it also sits naturally between #90FEEF and #909FFE. 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 84% · Blue 100%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #90D5FE

.text { color: #90D5FE; }
.background { background-color: #90D5FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90D5FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 213, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 98%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90D5FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 213, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90D5FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 213, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#90D5FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#90D5FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #90D5FE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEB890:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90D5FE: #000000.

How #90D5FE 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 #90D5FE 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

← #90D5FD  ·  #90D5FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #90D5FE?

#90D5FE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 144, 213, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90D5FE?

#90D5FE is RGB 144, 213, 254 — HSL 202°, 98%, 78% — CMYK 43%, 16%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #90D5FE?

Its complement is #FEB890; analogous partners are #90FEEF and #909FFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90D5FE for text?

Black text on #90D5FE has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.