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Recognised as Colour

#91BBEC

  • #91BBEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#91BBEC is a blue with RGB values 145, 187, 236 and HSL 212°, 71%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#91BBEC#91BBEC
HEX#91BBEC
RGBrgb(145, 187, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.7333, 0.9255
RGB percentages56.9%, 73.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(212.3, 70.5%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 38.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK38.6%, 20.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,550,828
CSS custom property--colour: #91BBEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.52:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#6E4413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9BDEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EB3EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#72C6CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.3Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2Sky blue · ΔE 15.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 21Light blue · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC291
Analogous#91E8EC, #9591EC
Triadic#EC91BB, #BBEC91
Split complementary#EC9591, #E8EC91
Tetradic#EC91E8, #ECC291, #91EC95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8F1FB
Lighter +10%#BCD6F4
Darker −10%#66A0E4
Darker −20%#3A85DD
Darker −30%#226CC2
Darker −40%#1A5497
More saturated +25%#81BAFC
Less saturated −25%#A1BCDC

Channel breakdown

R145
G187
B236
Red145 (56.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue212.31°
Saturation (HSL)70.54%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G BB · B EC

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