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Colour

#98A9CF

  • #98A9CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#98A9CF is a blue with RGB values 152, 169, 207 and HSL 221°, 36%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#98A9CF#98A9CF
HEX#98A9CF
RGBrgb(152, 169, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6627, 0.8118
RGB percentages59.6%, 66.3%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(221.5, 36.4%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 26.6%, 81.2%)
CMYK26.6%, 18.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,004,943
CSS custom property--colour: #98A9CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.91:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#675630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DABD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A7CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8AB0B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Thistle · ΔE 19.4Slate grey · ΔE 20.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFBE98
Analogous#98C4CF, #A398CF
Triadic#CF98A9, #A9CF98
Split complementary#CFA398, #C4CF98
Tetradic#CF98C4, #CFBE98, #98CFA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE3EF
Lighter +10%#BBC6DF
Darker −10%#758CBF
Darker −20%#526FAF
Darker −30%#41598D
Darker −40%#31436A
More saturated +25%#85A2E2
Less saturated −25%#ABB0BC

Channel breakdown

R152
G169
B207
Red152 (59.6%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue221.45°
Saturation (HSL)36.42%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G A9 · B CF

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