Information about #90CDEA color

#90CDEA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#90CDEA falls into the Azure Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(144, 205, 234) — 56.5% red, 80.4% green, 91.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 35 / 11 / 0 / 8. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated steel-blue azure, #90CDEA appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Cornflower Blue (#93CCEA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Anakiwa (#8CCEEA) and Light Cerulean (#8BD0E7).

The recipe behind #90CDEA is rgb(144, 205, 234), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #90CDEA: 12.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #90CDEA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#90CDEA color variations

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#90CDEA 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 #90CDEA

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#90CDEA
  • RGB144, 205, 234
  • CMYK35, 11, 0, 8
  • CSSrgb(144, 205, 234)
  • HSL199°, 68%, 74%
  • HSL Precise199.333°, 68.182%, 74.118%
  • HSV199°, 38%, 92%
  • HSB199°, 38%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.918
  • GLSLvec3(0.565, 0.804, 0.918)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.565, 0.804, 0.918, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.565, 0.804, 0.918)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID90CDEA
  • DECIMAL ID9489898
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01