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Colour

#98A5CA

  • #98A5CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#98A5CA is a blue with RGB values 152, 165, 202 and HSL 224°, 32%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#98A5CA#98A5CA
HEX#98A5CA
RGBrgb(152, 165, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6471, 0.7922
RGB percentages59.6%, 64.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(224.4, 32.1%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 24.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK24.8%, 18.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,003,914
CSS custom property--colour: #98A5CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#675A35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AA8CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A4C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8BACB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3Slate grey · ΔE 18.9Thistle · ΔE 19.1Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3Dark grey · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CABD98
Analogous#98BECA, #A498CA
Triadic#CA98A5, #A5CA98
Split complementary#CAA498, #BECA98
Tetradic#CA98BE, #CABD98, #98CAA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#DBE0ED
Lighter +10%#BAC2DB
Darker −10%#7688B9
Darker −20%#566BA6
Darker −30%#445585
Darker −40%#333F63
More saturated +25%#849CDE
Less saturated −25%#ACAEB7

Channel breakdown

R152
G165
B202
Red152 (59.6%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue224.4°
Saturation (HSL)32.05%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G A5 · B CA

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