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Recognised as Colour

#98A8CC

  • #98A8CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#98A8CC is a blue with RGB values 152, 168, 204 and HSL 222°, 34%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#98A8CC#98A8CC
HEX#98A8CC
RGBrgb(152, 168, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6588, 0.8
RGB percentages59.6%, 65.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(221.5, 33.8%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 25.5%, 80%)
CMYK25.5%, 17.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,004,684
CSS custom property--colour: #98A8CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#675733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DAACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A6CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8BAFB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4Thistle · ΔE 19.1Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 19.2Sky blue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCBC98
Analogous#98C2CC, #A298CC
Triadic#CC98A8, #A8CC98
Split complementary#CCA298, #C2CC98
Tetradic#CC98C2, #CCBC98, #98CCA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DCE2EE
Lighter +10%#BAC5DD
Darker −10%#768BBB
Darker −20%#546FAA
Darker −30%#435888
Darker −40%#324266
More saturated +25%#85A1DF
Less saturated −25%#ABAFB9

Channel breakdown

R152
G168
B204
Red152 (59.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)33.77%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G A8 · B CC

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