What color is #90D3FF?

#90D3FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Light Sky Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90D3FF?

The RGB value is 144, 211, 255: 144 red, 211 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90D3FF?

The complementary color is #FFBC90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90D3FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90D3FF color

#90D3FF rgb(144, 211, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #90D3FF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 82.7% green and 100% blue (144, 211, 255).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 100% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#90D3FF color codes

HEX	`#90D3FF`
RGB	`rgb(144, 211, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 82.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 100%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 44%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 17%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.69, -9.96, -28.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.69, 29.82, 250.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.84, 59.734, 103.334)`
Decimal	`9491455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90D3FF, 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 #90D3FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90D3FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #90D3FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90d3ff; }
.text { color: #90d3ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90d3ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 211 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90d3ff, #909cff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #90D3FF?: #90D3FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Light Sky Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90D3FF?: The RGB value is 144, 211, 255: 144 red, 211 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90D3FF?: The complementary color is #FFBC90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90D3FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.