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#90B2CB Color

#90B2CB is rgb(144, 178, 203) in RGB, hsl(205, 36%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 12%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#90B2CB
HEX#90B2CB
RGBrgb(144, 178, 203)
HSLhsl(205, 36%, 68%)
HSVhsv(205, 29%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 12%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.052 240.2)
LABlab(70.69% -7.57 -16.74)
LCHlch(70.69% 18.37 245.66)

What #90B2CB 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 #90B2CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 6.16Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 6.6Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 7.04Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 7.78Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.99Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 9.31

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

#90B2CB Channel Values

How #90B2CB 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 178 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 205° · S 36% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 205° · S 29% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #90B2CB 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #90B2CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #90B2CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #90B2CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#90B2CB
Complementary
#CBA990
Analogous
#90CBC6
Analogous
#9095CB
Triadic
#CB90B2
Triadic
#B2CB90
Split comp.
#CB9095
Split comp.
#CBC690

Tints & Shades of #90B2CB

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

#9EBCD1
#AFC8D9
#BDD1E0
#CBDBE7
#D9E5ED
#EAF1F5

Shades

#719DBC
#5287AD
#436F8E
#33546C
#243B4C
#15232D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #90B2CB.

How #90B2CB 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#90B2CB
Protanopia#ADADCB
Protanomaly#A2AFCB
Deuteranopia#A8A8CC
Deuteranomaly#9FACCB
Tritanopia#8BB5B5
Tritanomaly#8DB4BE
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #90B2CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-90b2cb: #90B2CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #90B2CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-90b2cb': '#90B2CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.698, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_90b2cb">#90B2CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#90B2CB"

More Blue Colors

#90B2CB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#90B2CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #90B2CB?

#90B2CB is a light blue — rgb(144, 178, 203) in RGB and hsl(205, 36%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #90B2CB?

#90B2CB is rgb(144, 178, 203) — red 144, green 178, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #90B2CB?

#90B2CB converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 12%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #90B2CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #90B2CB scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #90B2CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #90B2CB 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 8.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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