#90BEEF#90BEEF
#90BEEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.490; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.086 H 250.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #90BEEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(144, 190, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 75%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 40%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.7%, 20.5%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.44, -3.04, -29.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.44, 29.29, 264.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.68% -0.0285 -0.0807) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.68% 0.086 250.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4900, 48.9856, 88.7028) |
| Luminance | 0.4899 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.90
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.05
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.32
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.94
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 5.31
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#90BEEF #EFC190
analogous
#90EEEF #90BEEF #9190EF
triadic
#90BEEF #EF90BE #BEEF90
tetradic
#90BEEF #EF90EE #EFC190 #90EF91
square
#90BEEF #EF90EE #EFC190 #90EF91
split-complementary
#90BEEF #EF9190 #EEEF90
monochromatic
#257FE0 #5B9FE7 #90BEEF #C5DDF7 #E4EFFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#90BEEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.80
#90BEEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #90BEEF
10.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##90BEEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##90BEEF | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.80 | 10.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABBFF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FB6EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6EC9CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #90beef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 190, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.086 250.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4d1f4',
500: '#90beef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #90beef; $custom-light: #b4d1f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#90beef",
"rgb": {
"r": 144,
"g": 190,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.947,
"s": 74.803,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78675,
"c": 0.08562,
"h": 250.5
},
"luminance": 0.48988
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#90BEEF
secondary
#F3E6D8
accent
#760FD7
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#111417
muted
#808285