What color is #90A7D7?

#90A7D7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A7D7?

The RGB value is 144, 167, 215: 144 red, 167 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A7D7?

The complementary color is #D7C090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A7D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A7D7 color

#90A7D7 rgb(144, 167, 215)

Shades of blue

The hex color #90A7D7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 65.5% green and 84.3% blue (144, 167, 215).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 47% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#90A7D7 color codes

HEX	`#90A7D7`
RGB	`rgb(144, 167, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 65.5%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 47%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 33%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 22%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.37, 3.34, -26.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.37, 27.13, 277.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.582, 38.472, 69.722)`
Decimal	`9480151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A7D7, 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 #90A7D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A7D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #90A7D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a7d7; }
.text { color: #90a7d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a7d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 167 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a7d7, #9d90d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #90A7D7?: #90A7D7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A7D7?: The RGB value is 144, 167, 215: 144 red, 167 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A7D7?: The complementary color is #D7C090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A7D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.