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Recognised as Colour

#90AEF4

  • #90AEF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#90AEF4 is a blue with RGB values 144, 174, 244 and HSL 222°, 82%, 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

#90AEF4#90AEF4
HEX#90AEF4
RGBrgb(144, 174, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.6824, 0.9569
RGB percentages56.5%, 68.2%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(222, 82%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 41%, 95.7%)
CMYK41%, 28.7%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,481,972
CSS custom property--colour: #90AEF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#6F510B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95B4F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CABF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6EBCC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Light skyblue · ΔE 22Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.2Light steelblue · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4D690
Analogous#90E0F4, #A490F4
Triadic#F490AE, #AEF490
Split complementary#F4A490, #E0F490
Tetradic#F490E0, #F4D690, #90F4A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF2FD
Lighter +10%#BED0F9
Darker −10%#628CEF
Darker −20%#336AEB
Darker −30%#154FD6
Darker −40%#113EA7
More saturated +25%#85AAFF
Less saturated −25%#9FB4E5

Channel breakdown

R144
G174
B244
Red144 (56.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)81.97%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G AE · B F4

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