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Recognised as Colour

#90A5FA

  • #90A5FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#90A5FA is a blue with RGB values 144, 165, 250 and HSL 228°, 91%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#90A5FA#90A5FA
HEX#90A5FA
RGBrgb(144, 165, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.6471, 0.9804
RGB percentages56.5%, 64.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(228.1, 91.4%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.1, 42.4%, 98%)
CMYK42.4%, 34%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,479,674
CSS custom property--colour: #90A5FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#6F5A05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87AEFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7EA5F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6CB6C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.6Plum · ΔE 29.6Light skyblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAE590
Analogous#90DAFA, #B090FA
Triadic#FA90A5, #A5FA90
Split complementary#FAB090, #DAFA90
Tetradic#FA90DA, #FAE590, #90FAB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F4FE
Lighter +10%#C1CDFC
Darker −10%#5F7DF8
Darker −20%#2E56F6
Darker −30%#0A36E7
Darker −40%#082BB6
More saturated +25%#8BA2FF
Less saturated −25%#9FAEEB

Channel breakdown

R144
G165
B250
Red144 (56.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue228.11°
Saturation (HSL)91.38%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G A5 · B FA

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