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#90BBFF closest to Pastel Blue

#90BBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Pastel Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 73.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(144, 187, 255)). Its HSL value is 217° hue, 100% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 44% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #90BBFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.74:1.

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Variations of #90BBFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #95B5FE
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2BFFF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9DBDFF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #95B5FE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #95B7FE
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #66CAD3
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #83C1EC
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B0BACE

#90BBFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.96:1 Very poor#90BBFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.74:1 Very good#90BBFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#90BBFF in CSS

/* Pastel Blue */
.color { color: #90BBFF; }
.background { background-color: #90BBFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #90BBFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(144 187 255);
color: hsl(217 100% 78%);
color: oklch(0.787 0.108 259.3);

#90BBFF FAQ

What color is #90BBFF?

#90BBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Pastel Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #90BBFF?

#90BBFF is rgb(144, 187, 255) in RGB, hsl(217, 100%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(44%, 27%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #90BBFF?

The complementary color of #90BBFF is #FFD490, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #90BBFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #90BBFF: 10.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #90BBFF a warm or cool color?

#90BBFF is a cool color.