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Recognised as Colour

#90CBEB

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

#90CBEB is a blue with RGB values 144, 203, 235 and HSL 201°, 69%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#90CBEB#90CBEB
HEX#90CBEB
RGBrgb(144, 203, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.7961, 0.9216
RGB percentages56.5%, 79.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(201.1, 69.5%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 38.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK38.7%, 13.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,489,387
CSS custom property--colour: #90CBEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#6F3414

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC9EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFBFEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6ED4D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 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 text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 3.9Light skyblue · ΔE 6.8Light blue · ΔE 11.5Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Powder blue · ΔE 15.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 3.89, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBB090
Analogous#90EBDE, #909DEB
Triadic#EB90CB, #CBEB90
Split complementary#EB909D, #EBDE90
Tetradic#DE90EB, #EBB090, #9DEB90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6F3FB
Lighter +10%#BBDFF3
Darker −10%#65B7E3
Darker −20%#3AA3DB
Darker −30%#2388BF
Darker −40%#1B6A94
More saturated +25%#80D0FB
Less saturated −25%#A0C6DB

Channel breakdown

R144
G203
B235
Red144 (56.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue201.1°
Saturation (HSL)69.47%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G CB · B EB

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