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Colour

#98AAD7

  • #98AAD7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#98AAD7 is a blue with RGB values 152, 170, 215 and HSL 223°, 44%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#98AAD7#98AAD7
HEX#98AAD7
RGBrgb(152, 170, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6667, 0.8431
RGB percentages59.6%, 66.7%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(222.9, 44.1%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 29.3%, 84.3%)
CMYK29.3%, 20.9%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,005,207
CSS custom property--colour: #98AAD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#675528

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CADD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A8D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#87B3B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Thistle · ΔE 20.9Sky blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7C598
Analogous#98C9D7, #A598D7
Triadic#D798AA, #AAD798
Split complementary#D7A598, #C9D798
Tetradic#D798C9, #D7C598, #98D7A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E7F4
Lighter +10%#BDC8E5
Darker −10%#738CC9
Darker −20%#4F6DBA
Darker −30%#3C579A
Darker −40%#2E4275
More saturated +25%#86A2E9
Less saturated −25%#AAB2C5

Channel breakdown

R152
G170
B215
Red152 (59.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)44.06%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G AA · B D7

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