What color is #90A4D4?

#90A4D4 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 #90A4D4?

The RGB value is 144, 164, 212: 144 red, 164 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A4D4?

The complementary color is #D4C090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A4D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A4D4 color

#90A4D4 rgb(144, 164, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #90A4D4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 64.3% green and 83.1% blue (144, 164, 212).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 44% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#90A4D4 color codes

HEX	`#90A4D4`
RGB	`rgb(144, 164, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 64.3%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 44%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 32%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 23%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.45, 4.25, -26.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.45, 27.01, 279.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.657, 37.232, 67.53)`
Decimal	`9479380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A4D4, 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 #90A4D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A4D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #90A4D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a4d4; }
.text { color: #90a4d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a4d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 164 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a4d4, #9e90d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #90A4D4?: #90A4D4 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 #90A4D4?: The RGB value is 144, 164, 212: 144 red, 164 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A4D4?: The complementary color is #D4C090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A4D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.