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#90BBEF closest to Electric Eel

#90BBEF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Electric Eel. In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 73.3% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(144, 187, 239)). Its HSL value is 213° hue, 75% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 40% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #90BBEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.54:1.

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Variations of #90BBEF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#90BBEF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#90BBEF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #90BBEF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9CB3EE
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7BDF1
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1BCF1
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9CB3EE
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #99B7EF
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6FC7CD
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #85C0E0
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AFB8C7

#90BBEF contrast checker

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1.99:1 Very poor#90BBEF text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.54:1 Very good#90BBEF text on black
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#90BBEF in CSS

/* Electric Eel */
.color { color: #90BBEF; }
.background { background-color: #90BBEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #90BBEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(144 187 239);
color: hsl(213 75% 75%);
color: oklch(0.780 0.088 253.6);

#90BBEF FAQ

What color is #90BBEF?

#90BBEF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Electric Eel. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #90BBEF?

#90BBEF is rgb(144, 187, 239) in RGB, hsl(213, 75%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(40%, 22%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #90BBEF?

The complementary color of #90BBEF is #EFC490, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #90BBEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #90BBEF: 10.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #90BBEF a warm or cool color?

#90BBEF is a cool color.