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Colour

#90DEFE

  • #90DEFE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#90DEFE is a cyan with RGB values 144, 222, 254 and HSL 197°, 98%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#90DEFE#90DEFE
HEX#90DEFE
RGBrgb(144, 222, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.8706, 0.9961
RGB percentages56.5%, 87.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(197.5, 98.2%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.5, 43.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK43.3%, 12.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,494,270
CSS custom property--colour: #90DEFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.07:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#6F2101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDDAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCCEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#60E8E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.8Light skyblue · ΔE 8.9Light blue · ΔE 12.7Powder blue · ΔE 15.2Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.83, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEB090
Analogous#90FEE7, #90A7FE
Triadic#FE90DE, #DEFE90
Split complementary#FE90A7, #FEE790
Tetradic#E790FE, #FEB090, #A7FE90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5FCFF
Lighter +10%#C3EDFE
Darker −10%#5DCFFE
Darker −20%#2BC0FD
Darker −30%#02ADF3
Darker −40%#0289C0
More saturated +25%#8FDEFF
Less saturated −25%#9ED8F0

Channel breakdown

R144
G222
B254
Red144 (56.5%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue197.45°
Saturation (HSL)98.21%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G DE · B FE

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