#90a5eb

Color #90a5eb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.58 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#90a5eb

RGB

rgb(144, 165, 235)

HSL

hsl(226.2, 69.5%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.2, 38.7%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.7%, 29.8%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(68.63, 9.74, -37.49)

LCH

lch(68.63, 38.73, 284.56)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.1046, 270.88)

HWB

hwb(226.2, 56.5%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebd690

Analogous

#90d2eb

#90a5eb

#a990eb

Triadic

#90a5eb

#eb90a5

#a5eb90

Split-complementary

#90a5eb

#eba990

#d2eb90

Tetradic

#90a5eb

#d690eb

#ebd690

#a5eb90

Square

#90a5eb

#eb90d2

#ebd690

#90eba9

Shades

Color #90a5eb mixed toward black.

#5a79e1

#274fd6

#1d3ba1

#13276b

#0a1436

Tints

Color #90a5eb mixed toward white.

#a2b4ee

#b5c3f2

#c7d2f5

#dae1f8

#ecf0fc

Tones

Color #90a5eb mixed toward gray.

#98a9e3

#9faddc

#a7b1d4

#aeb5cd

#b6b9c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9add · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#9897d9 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#91d0ce · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #90a5eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#90a5eb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#90a5eb (#90a5eb) is rgb(144, 165, 235) in RGB.

No, #90a5eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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