Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #90bbdd, its pure hue is 206.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.1%, and its lightness is 71.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #90bbdd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #12171c to #7ea4c1.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #90bbdd. In RGB, it consists of 56.5% Red, 73.3% Green, and 86.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 34.8% Cyan, 15.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 206.5°, with saturation of 53.1% and lightness of 71.6%. The decimal value for #90bbdd is 9485277, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #90bbdd is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #90bbdd
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #90bbdd, its pure hue is 206.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.1%, and its lightness is 71.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #90bbdd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #9ec4e1 to #f1f7fb.
Tones of #90bbdd
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #90bbdd, its pure hue is 206.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #90bbdd, which range from #b7b7b7 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #6ebfff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #90bbdd
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #90bbdd! For #90bbdd, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #90bbdd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #90bbdd
This color, #90bbdd, consists of 56.5% Red, 73.3% Green, and 86.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 144, Green = 187, Blue = 221. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #90bbdd is 34.8% Cyan, 15.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 144 | 187 | 221 |
Octal | 220 | 273 | 335 |
Hexa | #90 | #bb | #dd |
Binary | 10010000 | 10111011 | 11011101 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 34 | 15 | 0 | 13 |
Octal | 42 | 17 | 0 | 15 |
Hexa | #22 | #0f | #00 | #0d |
Binary | 00100010 | 00001111 | 00000000 | 00001101 |
Analogous Colors of #90bbdd
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #90bbdd — which has hue 206.5° — its analogous colors are located at 176.5° and 236.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #90bbdd.
Triadic Colors of #90bbdd
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #90bbdd — which has hue 206.5° — its triadic colors are located at 86.5° and 326.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #90bbdd.
Complementary Color of #90bbdd
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #90bbdd — which has hue 206.5° — its complementary color is located at 26.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #90bbdd.
Split Complementary Colors of #90bbdd
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #90bbdd — which has hue 206.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 56.5° and 356.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #90bbdd.
Tetradic Colors of #90bbdd
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #90bbdd — which has hue 206.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 116.5°, 206.5°, 296.5°, and 26.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #90bbdd.
Monochromatic Colors of #90bbdd
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #90bbdd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #7296b3 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #bfdef7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #90bbdd
We want to make getting started with #90bbdd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #90bbdd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #90bbdd can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #90bbdd with other HTML elements.
#90bbdd Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #90bbdd;">The color of this text is #90bbdd.</span>
#90bbdd Background Color
<div style="background-color: #90bbdd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #90bbdd.</div>
#90bbdd Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #90bbdd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #90bbdd.</span>
#90bbdd Border Color
<div style="border: #90bbdd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #90bbdd.</div>
#90bbdd Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #90bbdd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #90bbdd on a white background.</div></div>
#90bbdd Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #90bbdd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #90bbdd on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #90bbdd to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#90bbdd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#90bbdd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#90bbdd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#90bbdd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #90bbdd to white.</div>
Gradient from #90bbdd to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#90bbdd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#90bbdd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#90bbdd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#90bbdd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #90bbdd to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #90bbdd
In addition to using #90bbdd on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #90bbdd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #90bbdd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 144, Green = 187, Blue = 221). If you need details about the color coordinates of #90bbdd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #90bbdd |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(144, 187, 221) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #90bbdd; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #90bbdd; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #90bbdd; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(144, 187, 221); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#90bbdd") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:144, green:187, blue:221, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:144 green:187 blue:221 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(144f, 187f, 221f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(144, 187, 221); |
#90bbdd Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #90bbdd the same way. For those with color blindness, #90bbdd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #90bbdd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #90bbdd is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #90bbdd looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #90bbdd will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #90bbdd is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.0:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.