Information about #90A7B5 color

#90A7B5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#90A7B5 falls into the Azure Color FamilyLow Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(144, 167, 181) — 56.5% red, 65.5% green, 71% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 5 / 0 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#90A7B5 is a calm, restrained steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Botticelli (#92ACB4) and Nepal (#93AAB9).

The recipe behind #90A7B5 is rgb(144, 167, 181), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #90A7B5: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #90A7B5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#90A7B5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#90A7B5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #90A7B5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#90A7B5
  • RGB144, 167, 181
  • CMYK15, 5, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(144, 167, 181)
  • HSL203°, 20%, 64%
  • HSL Precise202.703°, 20%, 63.725%
  • HSV203°, 20%, 71%
  • HSB203°, 20%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.565, 0.655, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.565, 0.655, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.565, 0.655, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID90A7B5
  • DECIMAL ID9480117
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01