Colour

#98ACDE

#98ACDE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#98ACDE is a blue with RGB values 152, 172, 222 and HSL 223°, 51%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#98ACDE#98ACDE

HEX#98ACDE

RGBrgb(152, 172, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6745, 0.8706

RGB percentages59.6%, 67.5%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(222.9, 51.5%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 31.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK31.5%, 22.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,005,726

CSS custom property--colour: #98ACDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1

Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#675321

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CB0E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#96AADDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#84B6BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 18 Steel blue · ΔE 20.6 Sky blue · ΔE 22.2 Thistle · ΔE 22.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DECA98

Analogous#98CFDE, #A798DE

Triadic#DE98AC, #ACDE98

Split complementary#DEA798, #CFDE98

Tetradic#DE98CF, #DECA98, #98DEA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E5EAF7

Lighter +10%#BFCBEA

Darker −10%#718DD2

Darker −20%#4B6EC5

Darker −30%#3656A7

Darker −40%#294281

More saturated +25%#87A5EF

Less saturated −25%#A9B3CD

Channel breakdown

R152

G172

B222

Red152 (59.6%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)51.47%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G AC · B DE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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