What color is #90A2CE?

#90A2CE 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 #90A2CE?

The RGB value is 144, 162, 206: 144 red, 162 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A2CE?

The complementary color is #CEBC90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A2CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A2CE color

#90A2CE rgb(144, 162, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #90A2CE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 63.5% green and 80.8% blue (144, 162, 206).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 39% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#90A2CE color codes

HEX	`#90A2CE`
RGB	`rgb(144, 162, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 63.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 39%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 30%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 21%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.69, 3.85, -24.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.69, 24.83, 278.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.559, 36.225, 63.499)`
Decimal	`9478862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A2CE, 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 #90A2CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A2CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #90A2CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a2ce; }
.text { color: #90a2ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a2ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 162 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a2ce, #9d90ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #90A2CE?: #90A2CE 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 #90A2CE?: The RGB value is 144, 162, 206: 144 red, 162 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A2CE?: The complementary color is #CEBC90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A2CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.