Information about #90DEFD color

#90DEFD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#90DEFD falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(144, 222, 253) — 56.5% red, 87.1% green, 99.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 43 / 12 / 0 / 1. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#90DEFD presents itself as a maximally vivid azure — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Ryan Blue (#95E4F1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Very Light Cornflower Blue (#9EDBFF) and Pale Cyan (#87D3F8).

In RGB terms — rgb(144, 222, 253) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #90DEFD: 14.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #90DEFD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#90DEFD color variations

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

#90DEFD 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 #90DEFD

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#90DEFD
  • RGB144, 222, 253
  • CMYK43, 12, 0, 1
  • CSSrgb(144, 222, 253)
  • HSL197°, 96%, 78%
  • HSL Precise197.064°, 96.46%, 77.843%
  • HSV197°, 43%, 99%
  • HSB197°, 43%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • GLSLvec3(0.565, 0.871, 0.992)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.565, 0.871, 0.992, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.565, 0.871, 0.992)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB99.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID90DEFD
  • DECIMAL ID9494269
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01