Colour

#98A1BB

#98A1BB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#98A1BB is a blue with RGB values 152, 161, 187 and HSL 225°, 20%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#98A1BB#98A1BB

HEX#98A1BB

RGBrgb(152, 161, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6314, 0.7333

RGB percentages59.6%, 63.1%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(224.6, 20.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 18.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK18.7%, 13.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,002,875

CSS custom property--colour: #98A1BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1

Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#675E44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9AA3BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A0BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#90A6A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7 Slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Dark grey · ΔE 14.9 Thistle · ΔE 18.3 Silver · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBB298

Analogous#98B3BB, #A198BB

Triadic#BB98A1, #A1BB98

Split complementary#BBA198, #B3BB98

Tetradic#BB98B3, #BBB298, #98BBA0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F5F8

Lighter +20%#D5D9E4

Lighter +10%#B7BDCF

Darker −10%#7985A7

Darker −20%#5E6B8F

Darker −30%#4A5470

Darker −40%#363D51

More saturated +25%#8397D0

Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R152

G161

B187

Red152 (59.6%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue224.57°

Saturation (HSL)20.47%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G A1 · B BB

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Colour values

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