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Recognised as Colour

#91C9EB

  • #91C9EB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#91C9EB is a blue with RGB values 145, 201, 235 and HSL 203°, 69%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#91C9EB#91C9EB
HEX#91C9EB
RGBrgb(145, 201, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.7882, 0.9216
RGB percentages56.9%, 78.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(202.7, 69.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.7, 38.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK38.3%, 14.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,554,411
CSS custom property--colour: #91C9EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#6E3614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C7EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADBDEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#70D2D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.4Light skyblue · ΔE 6.2Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Light blue · ΔE 12.4Powder blue · ΔE 17.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBB391
Analogous#91EBE0, #919CEB
Triadic#EB91C9, #C9EB91
Split complementary#EB919C, #EBE091
Tetradic#E091EB, #EBB391, #9CEB91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7F3FB
Lighter +10%#BCDEF3
Darker −10%#66B4E3
Darker −20%#3B9FDB
Darker −30%#2385C0
Darker −40%#1B6795
More saturated +25%#81CDFB
Less saturated −25%#A1C5DB

Channel breakdown

R145
G201
B235
Red145 (56.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue202.67°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G C9 · B EB

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