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Recognised as Colour

#90AEF2

  • #90AEF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#90AEF2 is a blue with RGB values 144, 174, 242 and HSL 222°, 79%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#90AEF2#90AEF2
HEX#90AEF2
RGBrgb(144, 174, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.6824, 0.949
RGB percentages56.5%, 68.2%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(221.6, 79%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 40.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK40.5%, 28.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,481,970
CSS custom property--colour: #90AEF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#6F510D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B3F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DABF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6FBCC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.9Sky blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2D490
Analogous#90DFF2, #A390F2
Triadic#F290AE, #AEF290
Split complementary#F2A390, #DFF290
Tetradic#F290DF, #F2D490, #90F2A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF1FD
Lighter +10%#BECFF7
Darker −10%#628DED
Darker −20%#356BE7
Darker −30%#1851D1
Darker −40%#133FA3
More saturated +25%#83A9FF
Less saturated −25%#A0B4E3

Channel breakdown

R144
G174
B242
Red144 (56.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue221.63°
Saturation (HSL)79.03%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G AE · B F2

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