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Recognised as Colour

#90EBFF

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

#90EBFF is a cyan with RGB values 144, 235, 255 and HSL 191°, 100%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#90EBFF#90EBFF
HEX#90EBFF
RGBrgb(144, 235, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.9216, 1
RGB percentages56.5%, 92.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(190.8, 100%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.8, 43.5%, 100%)
CMYK43.5%, 7.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,497,599
CSS custom property--colour: #90EBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.51:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#6F1400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCE5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD8FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5CF3F1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.2Powder blue · ΔE 13.2Light blue · ΔE 13.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA490
Analogous#90FFDC, #90B3FF
Triadic#FF90EB, #EBFF90
Split complementary#FF90B3, #FFDC90
Tetradic#DC90FF, #FFA490, #B3FF90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6FDFF
Lighter +10%#C3F4FF
Darker −10%#5DE2FF
Darker −20%#2AD9FF
Darker −30%#00CAF6
Darker −40%#00A0C3
More saturated +25%#90EBFF
Less saturated −25%#9EE2F1

Channel breakdown

R144
G235
B255
Red144 (56.5%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue190.81°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G EB · B FF

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