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Colour

#90AFF2

  • #90AFF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#90AFF2 is a blue with RGB values 144, 175, 242 and HSL 221°, 79%, 76%. 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

#90AFF2#90AFF2
HEX#90AFF2
RGBrgb(144, 175, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.6863, 0.949
RGB percentages56.5%, 68.6%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(221, 79%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221, 40.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK40.5%, 27.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,482,226
CSS custom property--colour: #90AFF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#6F500D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98B4F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EABF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6FBDC6no 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 text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Light skyblue · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.4Sky blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2D390
Analogous#90E0F2, #A290F2
Triadic#F290AF, #AFF290
Split complementary#F2A290, #E0F290
Tetradic#F290E0, #F2D390, #90F2A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF1FD
Lighter +10%#BED0F7
Darker −10%#628EED
Darker −20%#356DE7
Darker −30%#1853D1
Darker −40%#1341A3
More saturated +25%#83AAFF
Less saturated −25%#A0B5E3

Channel breakdown

R144
G175
B242
Red144 (56.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue221.02°
Saturation (HSL)79.03%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G AF · B F2

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