What color is #4090BF?

#4090BF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Swimmer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4090BF?

The RGB value is 64, 144, 191: 64 red, 144 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4090BF?

The complementary color is #BF6F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4090BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4090BF color

#4090BF rgb(64, 144, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4090BF is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 56.5% green and 74.9% blue (64, 144, 191).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 50% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Swimmer (#0A91BF), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#4090BF color codes

HEX	`#4090BF`
RGB	`rgb(64, 144, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 56.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 50%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 66%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 25%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.88, -9.53, -31.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.88, 33.02, 253.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.488, 24.796, 52.934)`
Decimal	`4231359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4090BF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4090BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4090BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4090BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4090bf; }
.text { color: #4090bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4090bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 144 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4090bf, #4051bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #4090BF?: #4090BF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Swimmer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4090BF?: The RGB value is 64, 144, 191: 64 red, 144 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4090BF?: The complementary color is #BF6F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4090BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.