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Colour

#90AFC4

  • #90AFC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#90AFC4 is a blue with RGB values 144, 175, 196 and HSL 204°, 31%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#90AFC4#90AFC4
HEX#90AFC4
RGBrgb(144, 175, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.6863, 0.7686
RGB percentages56.5%, 68.6%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(204.2, 30.6%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.2, 26.5%, 76.9%)
CMYK26.5%, 10.7%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,482,180
CSS custom property--colour: #90AFC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#6F503B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6AEC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA8C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#81B4B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 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 text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.7Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Sky blue · ΔE 14.8Light blue · ΔE 15.1Dark grey · ΔE 15.3Silver · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4A590
Analogous#90C4BF, #9095C4
Triadic#C490AF, #AFC490
Split complementary#C49095, #C4BF90
Tetradic#BF90C4, #C4A590, #95C490

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F7F9
Lighter +20%#D3DFE7
Lighter +10%#B1C7D6
Darker −10%#6F97B2
Darker −20%#537E9B
Darker −30%#41637A
Darker −40%#2F4859
More saturated +25%#7BB3D9
Less saturated −25%#A5ABAF

Channel breakdown

R144
G175
B196
Red144 (56.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue204.23°
Saturation (HSL)30.59%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G AF · B C4

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