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Colour

#90AAEB

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

#90AAEB is a blue with RGB values 144, 170, 235 and HSL 223°, 69%, 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

#90AAEB#90AAEB
HEX#90AAEB
RGBrgb(144, 170, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.6667, 0.9216
RGB percentages56.5%, 66.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(222.9, 69.5%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 38.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK38.7%, 27.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,480,939
CSS custom property--colour: #90AAEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#6F5514

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94AFEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA7EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#73B7C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.4Light steelblue · ΔE 23.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.7Sky blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBD190
Analogous#90D7EB, #A490EB
Triadic#EB90AA, #AAEB90
Split complementary#EBA490, #D7EB90
Tetradic#EB90D7, #EBD190, #90EBA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6ECFB
Lighter +10%#BBCBF3
Darker −10%#6589E3
Darker −20%#3A68DB
Darker −30%#234FBF
Darker −40%#1B3D94
More saturated +25%#80A3FB
Less saturated −25%#A0B1DB

Channel breakdown

R144
G170
B235
Red144 (56.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)69.47%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G AA · B EB

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