Skip to the color picker

#90a4fa color: Bright light indigo

#90a4fa is rgb(144, 164, 250) in RGB and oklch(73.82% 0.12669 272.986) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

229°
100%

73.8%
0.127
273°
  • Indigo
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.88:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #90a4fa

#90a4fa is a bright light indigo color. In OKLCH it has 73.8% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 273°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.88:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9ba0ef). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light indigo colors

Lighter: #90a4fa mixed with white

  1. 90a4fa
  2. 9aadfb
  3. a5b7fc
  4. b0c0fd
  5. bbc9fe
  6. c6d2ff
  7. d1dbff
  8. dce4ff
  9. e8edff
  10. f3f6ff

Darker: #90a4fa mixed with black

  1. 90a4fa
  2. 7d8ed9
  3. 6a79ba
  4. 57649b
  5. 45507d
  6. 343d61
  7. 242b46
  8. 151a2d
  9. 070a15
  10. 010103

Calmer: #90a4fa with less saturation

  1. 90a4fa
  2. 92a5f2
  3. 95a6eb
  4. 97a7e3
  5. 9aa8db
  6. 9da8d3
  7. 9fa9cb
  8. a2a9c3
  9. a5aabb
  10. a7aab2

Questions about #90a4fa

What color is #90a4fa?

#90a4fa is bright light indigo. The closest named color is Bright light indigo. In RGB it is rgb(144, 164, 250), in HSL hsl(228.68, 91.38%, 77.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.82% 0.12669 272.986).

What colors go well with #90a4fa?

The complementary color of #90a4fa is #c6a83e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5bb3f3 and #ba96ec. The triadic partners are #ef8b75 and #65c183.

Is white or black text more readable on #90a4fa?

Black text reads better on #90a4fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #90a4fa a warm or cool color?

#90a4fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 273 degrees, its lightness 73.8% and its chroma 0.127.