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Recognised as Colour

#90A0CC

  • #90A0CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#90A0CC is a blue with RGB values 144, 160, 204 and HSL 224°, 37%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#90A0CC#90A0CC
HEX#90A0CC
RGBrgb(144, 160, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.6275, 0.8
RGB percentages56.5%, 62.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(224, 37%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224, 29.4%, 80%)
CMYK29.4%, 21.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,478,348
CSS custom property--colour: #90A0CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#6F5F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A3CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D9ECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#80A9AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 18Slate grey · ΔE 20.2Light skyblue · ΔE 20.9Thistle · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCBC90
Analogous#90BECC, #9E90CC
Triadic#CC90A0, #A0CC90
Split complementary#CC9E90, #BECC90
Tetradic#CC90BE, #CCBC90, #90CC9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FAFC
Lighter +20%#D6DCEC
Lighter +10%#B3BEDC
Darker −10%#6D82BC
Darker −20%#4D66A9
Darker −30%#3D5186
Darker −40%#2D3C63
More saturated +25%#7C97E0
Less saturated −25%#A4A9B8

Channel breakdown

R144
G160
B204
Red144 (56.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue224°
Saturation (HSL)37.04%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G A0 · B CC

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