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Recognised as Colour

#90C3FF

  • #90C3FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#90C3FF is a blue with RGB values 144, 195, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#90C3FF#90C3FF
HEX#90C3FF
RGBrgb(144, 195, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.7647, 1
RGB percentages56.5%, 76.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.4, 100%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.4, 43.5%, 100%)
CMYK43.5%, 23.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,487,359
CSS custom property--colour: #90C3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.44:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#6F3C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACC5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EBAFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#65D0D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 19.1Light steelblue · ΔE 19.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCC90
Analogous#90FAFF, #9590FF
Triadic#FF90C3, #C3FF90
Split complementary#FF9590, #FAFF90
Tetradic#FF90FA, #FFCC90, #90FF95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6FAFF
Lighter +10%#C3DFFF
Darker −10%#5DA7FF
Darker −20%#2A8CFF
Darker −30%#0071F6
Darker −40%#005AC3
More saturated +25%#90C3FF
Less saturated −25%#9EC4F1

Channel breakdown

R144
G195
B255
Red144 (56.5%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G C3 · B FF

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