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Recognised as Colour

#98A1CE

  • #98A1CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#98A1CE is a blue with RGB values 152, 161, 206 and HSL 230°, 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

#98A1CE#98A1CE
HEX#98A1CE
RGBrgb(152, 161, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6314, 0.8078
RGB percentages59.6%, 63.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(230, 35.5%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 26.2%, 80.8%)
CMYK26.2%, 21.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,002,894
CSS custom property--colour: #98A1CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#675E31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94A5D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A1CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8BA9B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Thistle · ΔE 20.8Slate grey · ΔE 21.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEC598
Analogous#98BCCE, #AA98CE
Triadic#CE98A1, #A1CE98
Split complementary#CEAA98, #BCCE98
Tetradic#CE98BC, #CEC598, #98CEAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDE0EF
Lighter +10%#BBC1DE
Darker −10%#7581BE
Darker −20%#5362AD
Darker −30%#424E8B
Darker −40%#323B68
More saturated +25%#8594E1
Less saturated −25%#ABAEBB

Channel breakdown

R152
G161
B206
Red152 (59.6%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)35.53%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G A1 · B CE

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