#90BEDF
Baby Blue · light cool blue
About #90BEDF
#90BEDF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 75% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 35% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Blue (ΔE 8.2); Sky Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFB190 — a tan tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #90BEDF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #90BEDF?
#90BEDF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 75% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 35% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #90BEDF?
Use black text. Black on #90BEDF has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #90BEDF?
Its complementary colour is #DFB190, and analogous partners are #90DFD9 and #9096DF.