#90BBEE#90BBEE
#90BBEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.087 H 253.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #90BBEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(144, 187, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 73%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 39%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.5%, 21.4%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.60, -1.68, -29.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.60, 29.94, 266.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78% -0.0252 -0.0829) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78% 0.087 253.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6996, 47.6405, 87.7126) |
| Luminance | 0.4764 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.23
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.32
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.54
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.05
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 6.40
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#90BBEE #EEC390
analogous
#90EAEE #90BBEE #9490EE
triadic
#90BBEE #EE90BB #BBEE90
tetradic
#90BBEE #EE90EA #EEC390 #90EE94
square
#90BBEE #EE90EA #EEC390 #90EE94
split-complementary
#90BBEE #EE9490 #EAEE90
monochromatic
#267ADE #5B9AE6 #90BBEE #C5DCF6 #E4EFFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#90BBEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#90BBEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #90BBEE
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##90BBEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##90BBEE | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8BDF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DB3ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6FC6CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #90bbee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 187, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.087 253.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4cff3',
500: '#90bbee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #90bbee; $custom-light: #b4cff3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#90bbee",
"rgb": {
"r": 144,
"g": 187,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.553,
"s": 73.438,
"l": 74.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77999,
"c": 0.08662,
"h": 253.1
},
"luminance": 0.47643
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#90BBEE
secondary
#F3E7D8
accent
#7B10D6
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285