#90b8e6

Color #90b8e6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 10.76 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#90b8e6

RGB

rgb(144, 184, 230)

HSL

hsl(212.1, 63.2%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.1, 37.4%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.4%, 20%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(73.49, -2.15, -27.25)

LCH

lch(73.49, 27.33, 265.49)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0791, 252.34)

HWB

hwb(212.1, 56.5%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6be90

Analogous

#90e3e6

#90b8e6

#9390e6

Triadic

#90b8e6

#e690b8

#b8e690

Split-complementary

#90b8e6

#e69390

#e3e690

Tetradic

#90b8e6

#be90e6

#e6be90

#b8e690

Square

#90b8e6

#e690e3

#e6be90

#90e693

Shades

Color #90b8e6 mixed toward black.

#5d97da

#2e77cb

#225999

#173c66

#0b1e33

Tints

Color #90b8e6 mixed toward white.

#a2c4ea

#b5d0ee

#c7dbf2

#dae7f7

#ecf3fb

Tones

Color #90b8e6 mixed toward gray.

#97b8df

#9eb9d8

#a5b9d0

#adbac9

#b4bac2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3dc · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#a19dda · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#92d4d2 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 17

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #90b8e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#90b8e6]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#90b8e6 (#90b8e6) is rgb(144, 184, 230) in RGB.

No, #90b8e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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