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Recognised as Colour

#91C6DE

  • #91C6DE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#91C6DE is a cyan with RGB values 145, 198, 222 and HSL 199°, 54%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#91C6DE#91C6DE
HEX#91C6DE
RGBrgb(145, 198, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.7765, 0.8706
RGB percentages56.9%, 77.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(198.7, 53.8%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.7, 34.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK34.7%, 10.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,553,630
CSS custom property--colour: #91C6DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.34:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#6E3921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C4DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEBADEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#76CDCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.6Light blue · ΔE 9Light steelblue · ΔE 10.5Light skyblue · ΔE 11.4Powder blue · ΔE 13.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.56, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEA991
Analogous#91DECF, #919FDE
Triadic#DE91C6, #C6DE91
Split complementary#DE919F, #DECF91
Tetradic#CF91DE, #DEA991, #9FDE91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFEFF6
Lighter +10%#B8DAEA
Darker −10%#6AB2D2
Darker −20%#439DC6
Darker −30%#3181A5
Darker −40%#26627D
More saturated +25%#7FCDF0
Less saturated −25%#A3BFCC

Channel breakdown

R145
G198
B222
Red145 (56.9%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue198.7°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G C6 · B DE

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