Colour

#0098EB

#0098EB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0098EB is a blue with RGB values 0, 152, 235 and HSL 201°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0098EB#0098EB

HEX#0098EB

RGBrgb(0, 152, 235)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.5961, 0.9216

RGB percentages0%, 59.6%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(201.2, 100%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 100%, 92.2%)

CMYK100%, 35.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer39,147

CSS custom property--colour: #0098EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#FF6714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F9BEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5089E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00ACB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.3 Steel blue · ΔE 20.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 30.6 Royal blue · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EB5300

Analogous#00EBC8, #0023EB

Triadic#EB0098, #98EB00

Split complementary#EB0023, #EBC800

Tetradic#C800EB, #EB5300, #23EB00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8E6FF

Lighter +30%#85D4FF

Lighter +20%#52C2FF

Lighter +10%#1FB0FF

Darker −10%#0077B8

Darker −20%#005685

Darker −30%#003552

Darker −40%#00141F

More saturated +25%#0098EB

Less saturated −25%#1D8FCE

Channel breakdown

G152

B235

Red0 (0%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue201.19°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 98 · B EB

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