#90B4EB#90B4EB
#90B4EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.089 H 258.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #90B4EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(144, 180, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 69%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 39%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.7%, 23.4%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.61, 1.36, -31.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.61, 31.36, 272.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.4% -0.0174 -0.087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.4% 0.089 258.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8135, 44.5677, 84.9277) |
| Luminance | 0.4457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.74
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.94
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.40
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.08
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.51
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#90B4EB #EBC790
analogous
#90E2EB #90B4EB #9A90EB
triadic
#90B4EB #EB90B4 #B4EB90
tetradic
#90B4EB #EB90E2 #EBC790 #90EB9A
square
#90B4EB #EB90E2 #EBC790 #90EB9A
split-complementary
#90B4EB #EB9A90 #E2EB90
monochromatic
#286ED8 #5C91E2 #90B4EB #C4D7F4 #E5EDFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#90B4EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.91
#90B4EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #90B4EB
9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##90B4EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##90B4EB | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.91 | 9.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0B7ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96AEEA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#71C0C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #90b4eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 180, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.089 258.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3caf1',
500: '#90b4eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #90b4eb; $custom-light: #b3caf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#90b4eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 144,
"g": 180,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.264,
"s": 69.466,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.764,
"c": 0.0887,
"h": 258.7
},
"luminance": 0.4457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#90B4EB
secondary
#F2E8D9
accent
#8714D1
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284