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Recognised as Colour

#91ABE8

  • #91ABE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#91ABE8 is a blue with RGB values 145, 171, 232 and HSL 222°, 65%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#91ABE8#91ABE8
HEX#91ABE8
RGBrgb(145, 171, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.6706, 0.9098
RGB percentages56.9%, 67.1%, 91%
HSLhsl(222.1, 65.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 37.5%, 91%)
CMYK37.5%, 26.3%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,546,728
CSS custom property--colour: #91ABE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40972WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#6E5417

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B0EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA8E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#76B7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Light skyblue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.3Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.3Sky blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8CE91
Analogous#91D6E8, #A391E8
Triadic#E891AB, #ABE891
Split complementary#E8A391, #D6E891
Tetradic#E891D6, #E8CE91, #91E8A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5EBFA
Lighter +10%#BBCBF1
Darker −10%#678BDF
Darker −20%#3D6BD6
Darker −30%#2753B9
Darker −40%#1E408F
More saturated +25%#80A4F9
Less saturated −25%#A2B2D7

Channel breakdown

R145
G171
B232
Red145 (56.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue222.07°
Saturation (HSL)65.41%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G AB · B E8

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