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Colour

#90BEE3

  • #90BEE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#90BEE3 is a blue with RGB values 144, 190, 227 and HSL 207°, 60%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#90BEE3#90BEE3
HEX#90BEE3
RGBrgb(144, 190, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.7451, 0.8902
RGB percentages56.5%, 74.5%, 89%
HSLhsl(206.7, 59.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 36.6%, 89%)
CMYK36.6%, 16.3%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,486,051
CSS custom property--colour: #90BEE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.66:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#6F411C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFBEE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B5E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#74C7CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8.4Sky blue · ΔE 9.8Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1Light blue · ΔE 15.5Powder blue · ΔE 20.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3B590
Analogous#90E3DE, #9094E3
Triadic#E390BE, #BEE390
Split complementary#E39094, #E3DE90
Tetradic#DE90E3, #E3B590, #94E390

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1EEF8
Lighter +10%#B9D6ED
Darker −10%#67A6D9
Darker −20%#3F8ECE
Darker −30%#2C74AE
Darker −40%#225985
More saturated +25%#7FC0F4
Less saturated −25%#A1BCD2

Channel breakdown

R144
G190
B227
Red144 (56.5%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue206.75°
Saturation (HSL)59.71%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G BE · B E3

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