What color is #90A1C4?

#90A1C4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A1C4?

The RGB value is 144, 161, 196: 144 red, 161 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A1C4?

The complementary color is #C4B390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A1C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A1C4 color

#90A1C4 rgb(144, 161, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #90A1C4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 63.1% green and 76.9% blue (144, 161, 196).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#90A1C4 color codes

HEX	`#90A1C4`
RGB	`rgb(144, 161, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 63.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 27%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 18%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.06, 1.94, -19.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.06, 20.03, 275.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.208, 35.404, 57.245)`
Decimal	`9478596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A1C4, 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 #90A1C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A1C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	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 #90A1C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a1c4; }
.text { color: #90a1c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a1c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 161 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a1c4, #9990c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #90A1C4?: #90A1C4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A1C4?: The RGB value is 144, 161, 196: 144 red, 161 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A1C4?: The complementary color is #C4B390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A1C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.