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Colour

#9898FC

  • #9898FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9898FC is a blue with RGB values 152, 152, 252 and HSL 240°, 94%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9898FC#9898FC
HEX#9898FC
RGBrgb(152, 152, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5961, 0.9882
RGB percentages59.6%, 59.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(240, 94.3%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 39.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK39.7%, 39.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,000,636
CSS custom property--colour: #9898FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#676703

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#719FFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7AACBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCFC98
Analogous#98CAFC, #CA98FC
Triadic#FC9898, #98FC98
Split complementary#FCCA98, #CAFC98
Tetradic#FC98CA, #FCFC98, #98FCCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFBFF
Lighter +10%#CACAFD
Darker −10%#6666FB
Darker −20%#3535F9
Darker −30%#0707F4
Darker −40%#0606C2
More saturated +25%#9595FF
Less saturated −25%#A5A5EF

Channel breakdown

R152
G152
B252
Red152 (59.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)94.34%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 98 · B FC

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