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Recognised as Colour

#98A8FE

  • #98A8FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#98A8FE is a blue with RGB values 152, 168, 254 and HSL 231°, 98%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#98A8FE#98A8FE
HEX#98A8FE
RGBrgb(152, 168, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6588, 0.9961
RGB percentages59.6%, 65.9%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(230.6, 98.1%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 40.2%, 99.6%)
CMYK40.2%, 33.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,004,734
CSS custom property--colour: #98A8FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#675701

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BB1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A9FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#78B9C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.7Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Plum · ΔE 28.5Steel blue · ΔE 29.3Light skyblue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEEE98
Analogous#98DBFE, #BB98FE
Triadic#FE98A8, #A8FE98
Split complementary#FEBB98, #DBFE98
Tetradic#FE98DB, #FEEE98, #98FEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFF
Lighter +10%#CBD3FE
Darker −10%#657DFE
Darker −20%#3353FD
Darker −30%#0229FB
Darker −40%#0221C8
More saturated +25%#97A7FF
Less saturated −25%#A5B1F1

Channel breakdown

R152
G168
B254
Red152 (59.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue230.59°
Saturation (HSL)98.08%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G A8 · B FE

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