#90BEFE#90BEFE
#90BEFE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.104 H 256.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #90BEFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(144, 190, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 98%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 43%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.3%, 25.2%, 0%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.01, 1.00, -36.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.01, 36.33, 271.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.31% -0.0239 -0.1013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.31% 0.104 256.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7986, 49.9091, 100.8615) |
| Luminance | 0.4991 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.57
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.02
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.57
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.62
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.20
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#90BEFE #FED090
analogous
#90F5FE #90BEFE #9990FE
triadic
#90BEFE #FE90BE #BEFE90
tetradic
#90BEFE #FE90F5 #FED090 #90FE99
square
#90BEFE #FE90F5 #FED090 #90FE99
split-complementary
#90BEFE #FE9990 #F5FE90
monochromatic
#1777FD #539AFD #90BEFE #CDE2FF #E1EDFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#90BEFE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.98
#90BEFE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #90BEFE
10.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##90BEFE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##90BEFE | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.98 | 10.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6C1FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99B7FD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#66CCD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #90befe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 190, 254); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.104 256.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b5d1ff',
500: '#90befe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #90befe; $custom-light: #b5d1ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#90befe",
"rgb": {
"r": 144,
"g": 190,
"b": 254
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.909,
"s": 98.214,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79312,
"c": 0.10402,
"h": 256.7
},
"luminance": 0.49912
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#90BEFE
secondary
#F7E8D4
accent
#8600E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F6F9FF
border
#D0D2D7
text
#111418
muted
#808286