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Colour

#98A7FF

  • #98A7FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#98A7FF is a blue with RGB values 152, 167, 255 and HSL 231°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#98A7FF#98A7FF
HEX#98A7FF
RGBrgb(152, 167, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6549, 1
RGB percentages59.6%, 65.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(231.3, 100%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 40.4%, 100%)
CMYK40.4%, 34.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,004,479
CSS custom property--colour: #98A7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#675800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89B1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A9FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#77B9C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.3Plum · ΔE 28.7Steel blue · ΔE 30.1Royal blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF098
Analogous#98DAFF, #BD98FF
Triadic#FF98A7, #A7FF98
Split complementary#FFBD98, #DAFF98
Tetradic#FF98DA, #FFF098, #98FFBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#CBD3FF
Darker −10%#657BFF
Darker −20%#3250FF
Darker −30%#0025FE
Darker −40%#001ECB
More saturated +25%#98A7FF
Less saturated −25%#A5B0F2

Channel breakdown

R152
G167
B255
Red152 (59.6%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue231.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G A7 · B FF

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