What color is #90A5C1?

#90A5C1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A5C1?

The RGB value is 144, 165, 193: 144 red, 165 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A5C1?

The complementary color is #C1AC90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A5C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A5C1 color

#90A5C1 rgb(144, 165, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #90A5C1 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 64.7% green and 75.7% blue (144, 165, 193).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#90A5C1 color codes

HEX	`#90A5C1`
RGB	`rgb(144, 165, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 64.7%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 15%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.04, -1, -16.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.04, 16.81, 266.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.58, 36.689, 55.701)`
Decimal	`9479617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A5C1, 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 #90A5C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A5C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #90A5C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a5c1; }
.text { color: #90a5c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a5c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 165 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a5c1, #9390c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #90A5C1?: #90A5C1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A5C1?: The RGB value is 144, 165, 193: 144 red, 165 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A5C1?: The complementary color is #C1AC90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A5C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.