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Recognised as Colour

#9898FE

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

#9898FE is a blue with RGB values 152, 152, 254 and HSL 240°, 98%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9898FE#9898FE
HEX#9898FE
RGBrgb(152, 152, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5961, 0.9961
RGB percentages59.6%, 59.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(240, 98.1%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 40.2%, 99.6%)
CMYK40.2%, 40.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,000,638
CSS custom property--colour: #9898FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#676701

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#7AACBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 25.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEFE98
Analogous#98CBFE, #CB98FE
Triadic#FE9898, #98FE98
Split complementary#FECB98, #CBFE98
Tetradic#FE98CB, #FEFE98, #98FECB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFF
Lighter +10%#CBCBFE
Darker −10%#6565FE
Darker −20%#3333FD
Darker −30%#0202FB
Darker −40%#0202C8
More saturated +25%#9797FF
Less saturated −25%#A5A5F1

Channel breakdown

R152
G152
B254
Red152 (59.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)98.08%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 98 · B FE

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