Recognised as Colour

#91A6ED

#91A6ED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#91A6ED is a blue with RGB values 145, 166, 237 and HSL 226°, 72%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#91A6ED

RGBrgb(145, 166, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.651, 0.9294

RGB percentages56.9%, 65.1%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(226.3, 71.9%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.3, 38.8%, 92.9%)

CMYK38.8%, 30%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,545,453

CSS custom property--colour: #91A6ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1

Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#6E5912

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EADF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#86A5EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#74B4BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4 Steel blue · ΔE 22.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2 Plum · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EDD891

Analogous#91D4ED, #AA91ED

Triadic#ED91A6, #A6ED91

Split complementary#EDAA91, #D4ED91

Tetradic#ED91D4, #EDD891, #91EDAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9EDFB

Lighter +10%#BDC9F4

Darker −10%#6583E6

Darker −20%#395FDF

Darker −30%#2046C5

Darker −40%#193699

More saturated +25%#819DFD

Less saturated −25%#A1AFDD

Channel breakdown

R145

G166

B237

Red145 (56.9%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue226.3°

Saturation (HSL)71.88%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 91 · G A6 · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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