Colour

#91B5EF

#91B5EF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light skyblue

#91B5EF is a blue with RGB values 145, 181, 239 and HSL 217°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#91B5EF#91B5EF

HEX#91B5EF

RGBrgb(145, 181, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.7098, 0.9373

RGB percentages56.9%, 71%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(217, 74.6%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217, 39.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK39.3%, 24.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,549,295

CSS custom property--colour: #91B5EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1

Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#6E4A10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0B8F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#96AFEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#71C1C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2 Sky blue · ΔE 21.4 Steel blue · ΔE 21.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFCB91

Analogous#91E4EF, #9C91EF

Triadic#EF91B5, #B5EF91

Split complementary#EF9C91, #E4EF91

Tetradic#EF91E4, #EFCB91, #91EF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAF1FC

Lighter +10%#BED3F5

Darker −10%#6497E9

Darker −20%#3879E2

Darker −30%#1D5FCA

Darker −40%#174A9D

More saturated +25%#81B1FF

Less saturated −25%#A1B9DF

Channel breakdown

R145

G181

B239

Red145 (56.9%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue217.02°

Saturation (HSL)74.6%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 91 · G B5 · B EF

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