#90a3e2

Color #90a3e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.43 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#90a3e2

RGB

rgb(144, 163, 226)

HSL

hsl(226.1, 58.6%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.1, 36.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.3%, 27.9%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(67.73, 8.46, -33.95)

LCH

lch(67.73, 34.99, 283.99)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0945, 271.03)

HWB

hwb(226.1, 56.5%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2cf90

Analogous

#90cce2

#90a3e2

#a690e2

Triadic

#90a3e2

#e290a3

#a3e290

Split-complementary

#90a3e2

#e2a690

#cce290

Tetradic

#90a3e2

#cf90e2

#e2cf90

#a3e290

Square

#90a3e2

#e290cc

#e2cf90

#90e2a6

Shades

Color #90a3e2 mixed toward black.

#5f7ad5

#3354c3

#263f93

#1a2a62

#0d1531

Tints

Color #90a3e2 mixed toward white.

#a2b2e7

#b5c2ec

#c7d1f0

#dae0f5

#ecf0fa

Tones

Color #90a3e2 mixed toward gray.

#97a6db

#9daad4

#a4aecd

#abb2c7

#b2b5c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999d5 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#9796d2 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#91cac7 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #90a3e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#90a3e2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#90a3e2 (#90a3e2) is rgb(144, 163, 226) in RGB.

No, #90a3e2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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