#90AFEB#90AFEB
#90AFEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.094 H 263.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #90AFEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(144, 175, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 69%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 39%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.7%, 25.5%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.27, 4.13, -33.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.27, 33.65, 277.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.36% -0.0111 -0.0929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.36% 0.094 263.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8223, 42.5853, 84.5973) |
| Luminance | 0.4259 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.07
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.49
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.06
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.01
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.45
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#90AFEB #EBCC90
analogous
#90DDEB #90AFEB #9F90EB
triadic
#90AFEB #EB90AF #AFEB90
tetradic
#90AFEB #EB90DD #EBCC90 #90EB9F
square
#90AFEB #EB90DD #EBCC90 #90EB9F
split-complementary
#90AFEB #EB9F90 #DDEB90
monochromatic
#2864D8 #5C8AE2 #90AFEB #C4D4F4 #E5ECFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#90AFEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#90AFEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #90AFEB
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##90AFEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##90AFEB | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.52 | 9.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AB3EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91ABEA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#72BBC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #90afeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 175, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.094 263.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3c6f1',
500: '#90afeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #90afeb; $custom-light: #b3c6f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#90afeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 144,
"g": 175,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.56,
"s": 69.466,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75357,
"c": 0.09353,
"h": 263.2
},
"luminance": 0.42587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#90AFEB
secondary
#F2E9D9
accent
#9114D1
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284