Colour

#98ABE8

#98ABE8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#98ABE8 is a blue with RGB values 152, 171, 232 and HSL 226°, 63%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#98ABE8

RGBrgb(152, 171, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6706, 0.9098

RGB percentages59.6%, 67.1%, 91%

HSLhsl(225.8, 63.5%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 34.5%, 91%)

CMYK34.5%, 26.3%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,005,480

CSS custom property--colour: #98ABE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.33:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#675417

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97B0EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#91AAE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#81B7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.2 Steel blue · ΔE 21.7 Thistle · ΔE 25.9 Sky blue · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E8D598

Analogous#98D3E8, #AD98E8

Triadic#E898AB, #ABE898

Split complementary#E8AD98, #D3E898

Tetradic#E898D3, #E8D598, #98E8AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBEFFB

Lighter +10%#C2CDF1

Darker −10%#6E89DF

Darker −20%#4567D5

Darker −30%#2A4DBD

Darker −40%#213C93

More saturated +25%#88A3F8

Less saturated −25%#A8B3D8

Channel breakdown

R152

G171

B232

Red152 (59.6%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue225.75°

Saturation (HSL)63.49%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G AB · B E8

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Colour values

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