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Colour

#9090BC

  • #9090BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9090BC is a blue with RGB values 144, 144, 188 and HSL 240°, 25%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9090BC#9090BC
HEX#9090BC
RGBrgb(144, 144, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.5647, 0.7373
RGB percentages56.5%, 56.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(240, 24.7%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 23.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK23.4%, 23.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,474,236
CSS custom property--colour: #9090BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#6F6F43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8595BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8392BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#86989Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 19Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8Thistle · ΔE 23.5Gray · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCBC90
Analogous#90A6BC, #A690BC
Triadic#BC9090, #90BC90
Split complementary#BCA690, #A6BC90
Tetradic#BC90A6, #BCBC90, #90BCA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFEFF6
Lighter +20%#D0D0E2
Lighter +10%#B0B0CF
Darker −10%#7070A9
Darker −20%#57578F
Darker −30%#434370
Darker −40%#303050
More saturated +25%#7A7AD2
Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R144
G144
B188
Red144 (56.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)24.72%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 90 · B BC

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