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Colour

#98ABD4

  • #98ABD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#98ABD4 is a blue with RGB values 152, 171, 212 and HSL 221°, 41%, 71%. 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

#98ABD4#98ABD4
HEX#98ABD4
RGBrgb(152, 171, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6706, 0.8314
RGB percentages59.6%, 67.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(221, 41.1%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221, 28.3%, 83.1%)
CMYK28.3%, 19.3%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,005,460
CSS custom property--colour: #98ABD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#67542B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EAED6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A8D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#88B3B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2Light skyblue · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9Sky blue · ΔE 19.9Thistle · ΔE 20.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4C198
Analogous#98C9D4, #A398D4
Triadic#D498AB, #ABD498
Split complementary#D4A398, #C9D498
Tetradic#D498C9, #D4C198, #98D4A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E6F2
Lighter +10%#BCC8E3
Darker −10%#748EC5
Darker −20%#5070B6
Darker −30%#3E5A95
Darker −40%#2F4471
More saturated +25%#86A4E6
Less saturated −25%#AAB2C2

Channel breakdown

R152
G171
B212
Red152 (59.6%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue221°
Saturation (HSL)41.1%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G AB · B D4

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