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Recognised as Colour

#90AEDC

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

#90AEDC is a blue with RGB values 144, 174, 220 and HSL 216°, 52%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#90AEDC#90AEDC
HEX#90AEDC
RGBrgb(144, 174, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.6824, 0.8627
RGB percentages56.5%, 68.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(216.3, 52.1%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 34.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK34.5%, 20.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,481,948
CSS custom property--colour: #90AEDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#6F5123

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB0DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A9DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#79B8BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14Light skyblue · ΔE 15Sky blue · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Light blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCBE90
Analogous#90D4DC, #9890DC
Triadic#DC90AE, #AEDC90
Split complementary#DC9890, #D4DC90
Tetradic#DC90D4, #DCBE90, #90DC98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE7F4
Lighter +10%#B7CAE8
Darker −10%#6992D0
Darker −20%#4275C4
Darker −30%#335EA0
Darker −40%#26477A
More saturated +25%#7EAAEE
Less saturated −25%#A2B2CA

Channel breakdown

R144
G174
B220
Red144 (56.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue216.32°
Saturation (HSL)52.05%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G AE · B DC

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