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#90CBCF

#90cbcf ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#90cbcf is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 79.61% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.43% cyan, 1.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 183.81°, with 39.62% saturation and 68.82% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 6.15.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5315

Complementary

  1. #90cbcf
  2. #cf9490

Split complementary

  1. #90cbcf
  2. #cf90ab
  3. #cfb390

Analogous

  1. #90cfb3
  2. #90cbcf
  3. #90abcf

Triadic

  1. #90cbcf
  2. #cf90cb
  3. #cbcf90

Tetradic

  1. #90cbcf
  2. #9490cf
  3. #cf9490
  4. #cbcf90

Square

  1. #90cbcf
  2. #b390cf
  3. #cf9490
  4. #abcf90

Monochromatic

  1. #3c858a
  2. #5bb2b8
  3. #90cbcf
  4. #c5e4e6
  5. #f1f8f9

Shades

#90cbcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #90cbcf
  2. #82b7ba
  3. #73a2a6
  4. #658e91
  5. #567a7c
  6. #486668
  7. #3a5153
  8. #2b3d3e
  9. #1d2929
  10. #0e1415
  11. #000000

Tints

#90cbcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #90cbcf
  2. #9bd0d4
  3. #a6d5d9
  4. #b1dbdd
  5. #bce0e2
  6. #c8e5e7
  7. #d3eaec
  8. #deeff1
  9. #e9f5f5
  10. #f4fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#90cbcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #90cbcf
  2. #8ec4c7
  3. #8dbcbf
  4. #8bb5b7
  5. #8aadaf
  6. #88a6a8
  7. #869ea0
  8. #859798
  9. #838f90
  10. #828888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afc5c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c6cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bdcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #79cfcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1c8cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9c3cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #83cecd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-90cbcf {
  color: #90cbcf;
}
Background
.bg-90cbcf {
  background-color: #90cbcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-90cbcf {
  border: 2px solid #90cbcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #90cbcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 203 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 40% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-90cbcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #90cbcf, #90abcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-90cbcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 203 207 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.15 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.87 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.48 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.02 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.24 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.85 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.29 #6f3430 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#90cbcf  rgb(144, 203, 207)  hsl(184, 40%, 69%)  Powder Blue
#cf9490  rgb(207, 148, 144)  hsl(4, 40%, 69%)  Rosy Brown
#cf90cb  rgb(207, 144, 203)  hsl(304, 40%, 69%)  Plum
#cbcf90  rgb(203, 207, 144)  hsl(64, 40%, 69%)  Sage