#90b5e6

Color #90b5e6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.49 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#90b5e6

RGB

rgb(144, 181, 230)

HSL

hsl(214.2, 63.2%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.2, 37.4%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.4%, 21.3%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(72.69, -0.51, -28.49)

LCH

lch(72.69, 28.49, 268.97)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0814, 255.64)

HWB

hwb(214.2, 56.5%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6c190

Analogous

#90e0e6

#90b5e6

#9690e6

Triadic

#90b5e6

#e690b5

#b5e690

Split-complementary

#90b5e6

#e69690

#e0e690

Tetradic

#90b5e6

#c190e6

#e6c190

#b5e690

Square

#90b5e6

#e690e0

#e6c190

#90e696

Shades

Color #90b5e6 mixed toward black.

#5d93da

#2e72cb

#225599

#173966

#0b1c33

Tints

Color #90b5e6 mixed toward white.

#a2c1ea

#b5ceee

#c7daf2

#dae6f7

#ecf3fb

Tones

Color #90b5e6 mixed toward gray.

#97b6df

#9eb7d8

#a5b8d0

#adb9c9

#b4bac2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a2db · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#9f9cd9 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#92d3d1 · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #90b5e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#90b5e6]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#90b5e6 (#90b5e6) is rgb(144, 181, 230) in RGB.

No, #90b5e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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