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Recognised as Colour

#90C9EA

  • #90C9EA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#90C9EA is a blue with RGB values 144, 201, 234 and HSL 202°, 68%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#90C9EA#90C9EA
HEX#90C9EA
RGBrgb(144, 201, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.7882, 0.9176
RGB percentages56.5%, 78.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(202, 68.2%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 38.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK38.5%, 14.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,488,874
CSS custom property--colour: #90C9EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.73:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#6F3615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC7ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADBDEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6FD2D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 4.8Light skyblue · ΔE 6.5Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3Light blue · ΔE 12.1Powder blue · ΔE 16.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 4.8, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAB190
Analogous#90EADE, #909CEA
Triadic#EA90C9, #C9EA90
Split complementary#EA909C, #EADE90
Tetradic#DE90EA, #EAB190, #9CEA90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6F3FA
Lighter +10%#BBDEF2
Darker −10%#65B4E2
Darker −20%#3A9FDA
Darker −30%#2485BD
Darker −40%#1C6792
More saturated +25%#80CDFB
Less saturated −25%#A1C5DA

Channel breakdown

R144
G201
B234
Red144 (56.5%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue202°
Saturation (HSL)68.18%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G C9 · B EA

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