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Recognised as Colour

#98A5E5

  • #98A5E5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#98A5E5 is a blue with RGB values 152, 165, 229 and HSL 230°, 60%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#98A5E5#98A5E5
HEX#98A5E5
RGBrgb(152, 165, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6471, 0.898
RGB percentages59.6%, 64.7%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(229.9, 59.7%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 33.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK33.6%, 27.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,003,941
CSS custom property--colour: #98A5E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#675A1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91ABE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA5E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#83B1BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3Plum · ΔE 25.5Thistle · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5D898
Analogous#98CCE5, #B198E5
Triadic#E598A5, #A5E598
Split complementary#E5B298, #CCE598
Tetradic#E598CC, #E5D898, #98E5B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9ECFA
Lighter +10%#C1C9EF
Darker −10%#6F81DB
Darker −20%#475ED0
Darker −30%#2E45B6
Darker −40%#24368D
More saturated +25%#889AF5
Less saturated −25%#A8B0D5

Channel breakdown

R152
G165
B229
Red152 (59.6%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue229.87°
Saturation (HSL)59.69%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G A5 · B E5

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