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Recognised as Colour

#98A2E8

  • #98A2E8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#98A2E8 is a blue with RGB values 152, 162, 232 and HSL 233°, 63%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#98A2E8#98A2E8
HEX#98A2E8
RGBrgb(152, 162, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6353, 0.9098
RGB percentages59.6%, 63.5%, 91%
HSLhsl(232.5, 63.5%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 34.5%, 91%)
CMYK34.5%, 30.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,003,176
CSS custom property--colour: #98A2E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#675D17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CAAEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A4E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#82AFBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Plum · ΔE 24.9Light steelblue · ΔE 27.4Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8DE98
Analogous#98CAE8, #B698E8
Triadic#E898A2, #A2E898
Split complementary#E8B698, #CAE898
Tetradic#E898CA, #E8DE98, #98E8B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBEDFB
Lighter +10%#C2C8F1
Darker −10%#6E7CDF
Darker −20%#4557D5
Darker −30%#2A3DBD
Darker −40%#212F93
More saturated +25%#8896F8
Less saturated −25%#A8AED8

Channel breakdown

R152
G162
B232
Red152 (59.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)63.49%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G A2 · B E8

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