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#90BCFF closest to Pastel Blue

#90BCFF 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, 73.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(144, 188, 255)). Its HSL value is 216° hue, 100% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 44% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #90BCFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.82:1.

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Variations of #90BCFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #97B5FE
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3C0FF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EBEFF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #97B5FE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #96B8FE
  • 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 #83C2EC
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1BBCE

#90BCFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#90BCFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.82:1 Very good#90BCFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#90BCFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(144 188 255);
color: hsl(216 100% 78%);
color: oklch(0.789 0.107 258.6);

#90BCFF FAQ

What color is #90BCFF?

#90BCFF 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 #90BCFF?

#90BCFF is rgb(144, 188, 255) in RGB, hsl(216, 100%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(44%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #90BCFF?

The complementary color of #90BCFF is #FFD390, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #90BCFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #90BCFF: 10.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #90BCFF a warm or cool color?

#90BCFF is a cool color.