#90BFEC#90BFEC
#90BFEC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.492; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.081 H 247.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #90BFEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(144, 191, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 71%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 39%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39%, 19.1%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.60, -4.37, -27.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.60, 27.62, 260.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.77% -0.0308 -0.0754) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.77% 0.081 247.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2678, 49.2445, 86.4605) |
| Luminance | 0.4925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.76
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.10
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.22
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 4.71
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 4.74
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#90BFEC #ECBD90
analogous
#90ECEB #90BFEC #9091EC
triadic
#90BFEC #EC90BF #BFEC90
tetradic
#90BFEC #EB90EC #ECBD90 #91EC90
square
#90BFEC #EB90EC #ECBD90 #91EC90
split-complementary
#90BFEC #EC9091 #ECEB90
monochromatic
#2783DA #5CA1E3 #90BFEC #C4DDF5 #E5F0FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#90BFEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.85
#90BFEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #90BFEC
10.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##90BFEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##90BFEC | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.85 | 10.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADC0EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2B6EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6FC9CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #90bfec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 191, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.081 247.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3d2f2',
500: '#90bfec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #90bfec; $custom-light: #b3d2f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#90bfec",
"rgb": {
"r": 144,
"g": 191,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.348,
"s": 70.769,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78765,
"c": 0.08148,
"h": 247.8
},
"luminance": 0.49247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#90BFEC
secondary
#F2E5D9
accent
#7113D3
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#111417
muted
#808285