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#90AFC6 Color

#90AFC6 is rgb(144, 175, 198) in RGB, hsl(206, 32%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#90AFC6
HEX#90AFC6
RGBrgb(144, 175, 198)
HSLhsl(206, 32%, 67%)
HSVhsv(206, 27%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.048 240.4)
LABlab(69.73% -6.99 -15.45)
LCHlch(69.73% 16.96 245.66)

What #90AFC6 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #90AFC6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 5.06Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 7.46Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 7.92Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 8.19Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 8.58Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 9.47

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#90AFC6 Channel Values

How #90AFC6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 144 · G 175 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 206° · S 32% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 206° · S 27% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #90AFC6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #90AFC6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #90AFC6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #90AFC6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#90AFC6
Complementary
#C6A790
Analogous
#90C6C2
Analogous
#9094C6
Triadic
#C690AE
Triadic
#AEC690
Split comp.
#C69094
Split comp.
#C6C290

Tints & Shades of #90AFC6

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9DB8CD
#AEC4D5
#BCCEDC
#CDDAE5
#DAE4EC
#EBF0F5

Shades

#7298B6
#5582A5
#456A87
#365268
#263A4A
#17232C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #90AFC6.

How #90AFC6 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#90AFC6
Protanopia#AAAAC6
Protanomaly#A0ACC6
Deuteranopia#A6A6C7
Deuteranomaly#9DA9C6
Tritanopia#8CB2B2
Tritanomaly#8EB1BA
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #90AFC6 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-90afc6: #90AFC6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #90AFC6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-90afc6': '#90AFC6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.686, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_90afc6">#90AFC6</color>
SVG fillfill="#90AFC6"

More Blue Colors

#90AFC6 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#90AFC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #90AFC6?

#90AFC6 is a light blue — rgb(144, 175, 198) in RGB and hsl(206, 32%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #90AFC6?

#90AFC6 is rgb(144, 175, 198) — red 144, green 175, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #90AFC6?

#90AFC6 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #90AFC6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #90AFC6 scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #90AFC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #90AFC6 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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