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Recognised as Colour

#90CAF6

  • #90CAF6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#90CAF6 is a blue with RGB values 144, 202, 246 and HSL 206°, 85%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#90CAF6#90CAF6
HEX#90CAF6
RGBrgb(144, 202, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.7922, 0.9647
RGB percentages56.5%, 79.2%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(205.9, 85%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.9, 41.5%, 96.5%)
CMYK41.5%, 17.9%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,489,142
CSS custom property--colour: #90CAF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.96:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#6F3509

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7CAF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AABFF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#69D5D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 3.5Sky blue · ΔE 9.6Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Light blue · ΔE 17.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.2Powder blue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 3.45, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6BC90
Analogous#90F6EF, #9097F6
Triadic#F690CA, #CAF690
Split complementary#F69097, #F6EF90
Tetradic#EF90F6, #F6BC90, #97F690

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF7FE
Lighter +10%#BFE1FA
Darker −10%#61B3F2
Darker −20%#329DEE
Darker −30%#1284DB
Darker −40%#0E68AC
More saturated +25%#87CBFF
Less saturated −25%#9FC8E7

Channel breakdown

R144
G202
B246
Red144 (56.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue205.88°
Saturation (HSL)85%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G CA · B F6

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