#90b3e9

Color #90b3e9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 14.49 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#90b3e9

RGB

rgb(144, 179, 233)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 66.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 38.2%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.2%, 23.2%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(72.26, 1.38, -30.78)

LCH

lch(72.26, 30.81, 272.57)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.087, 258.94)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 56.5%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9c690

Analogous

#90dfe9

#90b3e9

#9990e9

Triadic

#90b3e9

#e990b3

#b3e990

Split-complementary

#90b3e9

#e99990

#dfe990

Tetradic

#90b3e9

#c690e9

#e9c690

#b3e990

Square

#90b3e9

#e990df

#e9c690

#90e999

Shades

Color #90b3e9 mixed toward black.

#5c8fdf

#2a6cd2

#1f519d

#153669

#0a1b34

Tints

Color #90b3e9 mixed toward white.

#a2c0ed

#b5ccf0

#c7d9f4

#dae6f8

#ecf2fb

Tones

Color #90b3e9 mixed toward gray.

#97b5e2

#9fb6da

#a6b8d3

#aeb9cb

#b5bbc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a1dd · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#9e9cdb · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#92d4d2 · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #90b3e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#90b3e9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#90b3e9 (#90b3e9) is rgb(144, 179, 233) in RGB.

No, #90b3e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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