#90CDEB#90CDEB

#90CDEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.075 H 230.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#90CDEB
RGB	rgb(144, 205, 235)
HSL	hsl(200, 69%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(200, 39%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.7%, 12.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.38, -12.05, -20.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.38, 24.19, 240.12°)
OKLab	oklab(81.74% -0.0483 -0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(81.74% 0.075 230.1)
XYZ	xyz(48.3232, 55.5871, 86.7642)
Luminance	0.5559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#90CDEB #EBAE90

analogous

#90EBDC #90CDEB #90A0EB

triadic

#90CDEB #EB90CD #CDEB90

tetradic

#90CDEB #DC90EB #EBAE90 #A0EB90

square

#90CDEB #DC90EB #EBAE90 #A0EB90

split-complementary

#90CDEB #EB90A0 #EBDC90

monochromatic

#289ED8 #5CB6E2 #90CDEB #C4E4F4 #E5F3FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.73

#90CDEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.12

#90CDEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #90CDEB

12.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##90CDEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##90CDEB	1.00	1.73	12.12	12.12
#FFFFFF	1.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BECBED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B1C0EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6ED6D6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C5C5C5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #90cdeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 205, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.075 230.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4dcf1',
    500: '#90cdeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #90cdeb;
$custom-light: #b4dcf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#90cdeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.78,
    "s": 69.466,
    "l": 74.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81737,
    "c": 0.0753,
    "h": 230.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.5559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#90CDEB

secondary

#C67D59

accent

#5214D1

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111516

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #90CDEB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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