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Colour

#90AAE8

  • #90AAE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#90AAE8 is a blue with RGB values 144, 170, 232 and HSL 222°, 66%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#90AAE8#90AAE8
HEX#90AAE8
RGBrgb(144, 170, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.6667, 0.9098
RGB percentages56.5%, 66.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(222.3, 65.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 37.9%, 91%)
CMYK37.9%, 26.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,480,936
CSS custom property--colour: #90AAE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40505WCAG 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 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#6F5517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95AFEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DA7E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#74B7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4Light steelblue · ΔE 22Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.4Sky blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8CE90
Analogous#90D6E8, #A290E8
Triadic#E890AA, #AAE890
Split complementary#E8A290, #D6E890
Tetradic#E890D6, #E8CE90, #90E8A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4EBFA
Lighter +10%#BACAF1
Darker −10%#668ADF
Darker −20%#3C69D6
Darker −30%#2652B9
Darker −40%#1E3F8E
More saturated +25%#7FA3F9
Less saturated −25%#A1B1D7

Channel breakdown

R144
G170
B232
Red144 (56.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue222.27°
Saturation (HSL)65.67%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G AA · B E8

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