Information about #9090B6 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9090B6 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(144, 144, 182) — 56.5% red, 56.5% green, 71.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 15 / 0 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9090B6 reads as a gently muted blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Cool Grey (#8C92AC). Slightly further away sit Tiebreaker (#8E97AB) and Pastel Indigo (#8686AF).

In RGB terms — rgb(144, 144, 182) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9090B6: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. No one has named #9090B6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9090B6 color variations

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

#9090B6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9090B6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9090B6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9090B6 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9090B6 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
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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
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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
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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
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#B69090
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #9090B6

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

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Pastel Indigo color link
Pastel Indigo

#8686AF

Antique Viola color link
Antique Viola

#928BA6

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

#9090B6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9090B6
  • RGB144, 144, 182
  • CMYK15, 15, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(144, 144, 182)
  • HSL240°, 21%, 64%
  • HSL Precise240°, 20.652%, 63.922%
  • HSV240°, 21%, 71%
  • HSB240°, 21%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.565, 0.565, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.565, 0.565, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.565, 0.565, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9090B6
  • DECIMAL ID9474230
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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