What color is #90A1CA?

#90A1CA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A1CA?

The RGB value is 144, 161, 202: 144 red, 161 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A1CA?

The complementary color is #CAB990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A1CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A1CA color

#90A1CA rgb(144, 161, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #90A1CA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 63.1% green and 79.2% blue (144, 161, 202).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 35% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#90A1CA color codes

HEX	`#90A1CA`
RGB	`rgb(144, 161, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 63.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 35%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 29%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 20%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.28, 3.42, -22.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.28, 23.19, 278.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.904, 35.682, 60.914)`
Decimal	`9478602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A1CA, 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 #90A1CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A1CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #90A1CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a1ca; }
.text { color: #90a1ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a1ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 161 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a1ca, #9c90ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #90A1CA?: #90A1CA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A1CA?: The RGB value is 144, 161, 202: 144 red, 161 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A1CA?: The complementary color is #CAB990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A1CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.