#90BAEF#90BAEF
#90BAEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.089 H 254.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #90BAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(144, 186, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 75%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 40%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.7%, 22.2%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.37, -0.87, -30.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.37, 30.80, 268.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.83% -0.0236 -0.0854) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.83% 0.089 254.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6355, 47.2766, 88.4180) |
| Luminance | 0.4728 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.94
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.06
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.79
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.34
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.54
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#90BAEF #EFC590
analogous
#90E9EF #90BAEF #9690EF
triadic
#90BAEF #EF90BA #BAEF90
tetradic
#90BAEF #EF90E9 #EFC590 #90EF96
square
#90BAEF #EF90E9 #EFC590 #90EF96
split-complementary
#90BAEF #EF9690 #E9EF90
monochromatic
#2577E0 #5B99E7 #90BAEF #C5DBF7 #E4EEFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#90BAEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.46
#90BAEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #90BAEF
10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##90BAEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##90BAEF | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.46 | 10.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6BCF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BB3EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6FC6CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #90baef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 186, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.089 254.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4cef4',
500: '#90baef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #90baef; $custom-light: #b4cef4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#90baef",
"rgb": {
"r": 144,
"g": 186,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.474,
"s": 74.803,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7783,
"c": 0.08863,
"h": 254.6
},
"luminance": 0.47279
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#90BAEF
secondary
#F3E7D8
accent
#7E0FD7
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285