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Recognised as Colour

#91AEF2

  • #91AEF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#91AEF2 is a blue with RGB values 145, 174, 242 and HSL 222°, 79%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#91AEF2#91AEF2
HEX#91AEF2
RGBrgb(145, 174, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.6824, 0.949
RGB percentages56.9%, 68.2%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(222.1, 78.9%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 40.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK40.1%, 28.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,547,506
CSS custom property--colour: #91AEF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#6E510D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B3F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DABF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#71BCC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.1Sky blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2D591
Analogous#91DEF2, #A591F2
Triadic#F291AE, #AEF291
Split complementary#F2A591, #DEF291
Tetradic#F291DE, #F2D591, #91F2A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF1FD
Lighter +10%#BFD0F7
Darker −10%#638CED
Darker −20%#366BE7
Darker −30%#1950D1
Darker −40%#133EA4
More saturated +25%#84A9FF
Less saturated −25%#A0B4E3

Channel breakdown

R145
G174
B242
Red145 (56.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue222.06°
Saturation (HSL)78.86%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G AE · B F2

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