#90B4E7#90B4E7
#90B4E7 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.084 H 257.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #90B4E7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(144, 180, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 64%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 38%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.7%, 22.1%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.45, 0.30, -29.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.45, 29.40, 270.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.23% -0.0186 -0.0815) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.23% 0.084 257.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2421, 44.3392, 81.9183) |
| Luminance | 0.4434 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.03
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.22
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.30
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.04
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.08
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#90B4E7 #E7C390
analogous
#90DFE7 #90B4E7 #9790E7
triadic
#90B4E7 #E790B4 #B4E790
tetradic
#90B4E7 #E790DF #E7C390 #90E797
square
#90B4E7 #E790DF #E7C390 #90E797
split-complementary
#90B4E7 #E79790 #DFE790
monochromatic
#2D70D0 #5E92DC #90B4E7 #C2D6F2 #E6EEFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#90B4E7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.87
#90B4E7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #90B4E7
9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##90B4E7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##90B4E7 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.87 | 9.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2B6E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98AEE6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#73BFC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #90b4e7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 180, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.084 257.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3caee',
500: '#90b4e7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #90b4e7; $custom-light: #b3caee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#90b4e7",
"rgb": {
"r": 144,
"g": 180,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.172,
"s": 64.444,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7623,
"c": 0.08357,
"h": 257.1
},
"luminance": 0.44341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#90B4E7
secondary
#F1E7DA
accent
#8219CC
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284