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Colour

#90ADFF

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

#90ADFF is a blue with RGB values 144, 173, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#90ADFF#90ADFF
HEX#90ADFF
RGBrgb(144, 173, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.6784, 1
RGB percentages56.5%, 67.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(224.3, 100%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 43.5%, 100%)
CMYK43.5%, 32.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,481,727
CSS custom property--colour: #90ADFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#6F5200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#85ABFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#68BECBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Steel blue · ΔE 26.8Light skyblue · ΔE 27.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.4Plum · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE290
Analogous#90E4FF, #AB90FF
Triadic#FF90AD, #ADFF90
Split complementary#FFAB90, #E4FF90
Tetradic#FF90E4, #FFE290, #90FFAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F8FF
Lighter +10%#C3D3FF
Darker −10%#5D87FF
Darker −20%#2A62FF
Darker −30%#0040F6
Darker −40%#0033C3
More saturated +25%#90ADFF
Less saturated −25%#9EB4F1

Channel breakdown

R144
G173
B255
Red144 (56.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G AD · B FF

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