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Recognised as Colour

#98A0CF

  • #98A0CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#98A0CF is a blue with RGB values 152, 160, 207 and HSL 231°, 36%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#98A0CF#98A0CF
HEX#98A0CF
RGBrgb(152, 160, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6275, 0.8118
RGB percentages59.6%, 62.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(231.3, 36.4%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 26.6%, 81.2%)
CMYK26.6%, 22.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,002,639
CSS custom property--colour: #98A0CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 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#A2A2A2
Inverted#675F30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A5D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA0CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8AA9B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 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

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1Thistle · ΔE 21.3Slate grey · ΔE 22.2Light skyblue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFC798
Analogous#98BCCF, #AB98CF
Triadic#CF98A0, #A0CF98
Split complementary#CFAB98, #BBCF98
Tetradic#CF98BB, #CFC798, #98CFAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE0EF
Lighter +10%#BBC0DF
Darker −10%#7580BF
Darker −20%#5260AF
Darker −30%#414C8D
Darker −40%#31396A
More saturated +25%#8593E2
Less saturated −25%#ABADBC

Channel breakdown

R152
G160
B207
Red152 (59.6%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue231.27°
Saturation (HSL)36.42%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G A0 · B CF

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