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Recognised as Colour

#909EE5

  • #909EE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#909EE5 is a blue with RGB values 144, 158, 229 and HSL 230°, 62%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#909EE5#909EE5
HEX#909EE5
RGBrgb(144, 158, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.6196, 0.898
RGB percentages56.5%, 62%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(230.1, 62%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 37.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK37.1%, 31%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,477,861
CSS custom property--colour: #909EE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#6F611A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87A5E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#819FE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#77ACB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Plum · ΔE 26.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 27Light skyblue · ΔE 27.9Light steelblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5D790
Analogous#90C9E5, #AC90E5
Triadic#E5909E, #9EE590
Split complementary#E5AD90, #C9E590
Tetradic#E590C9, #E5D790, #90E5AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3E6F8
Lighter +10%#B9C2EF
Darker −10%#677ADB
Darker −20%#3D56D2
Darker −30%#2A40B2
Darker −40%#203189
More saturated +25%#7F93F6
Less saturated −25%#A1A9D4

Channel breakdown

R144
G158
B229
Red144 (56.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue230.12°
Saturation (HSL)62.04%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 9E · B E5

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