What color is #90A5DA?

#90A5DA 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 #90A5DA?

The RGB value is 144, 165, 218: 144 red, 165 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A5DA?

The complementary color is #DAC590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A5DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A5DA color

#90A5DA rgb(144, 165, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #90A5DA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 64.7% green and 85.5% blue (144, 165, 218).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 50% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% 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 8.58:1).

#90A5DA color codes

HEX	`#90A5DA`
RGB	`rgb(144, 165, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 64.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 50%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 34%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 24%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.95, 5.23, -29.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.95, 29.69, 280.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.608, 37.9, 71.65)`
Decimal	`9479642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A5DA, 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 #90A5DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A5DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #90A5DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a5da; }
.text { color: #90a5da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a5da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 165 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a5da, #a090da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #90A5DA?: #90A5DA 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 #90A5DA?: The RGB value is 144, 165, 218: 144 red, 165 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A5DA?: The complementary color is #DAC590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A5DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.