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Recognised as Colour

#98AED1

  • #98AED1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#98AED1 is a blue with RGB values 152, 174, 209 and HSL 217°, 38%, 71%. 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

#98AED1#98AED1
HEX#98AED1
RGBrgb(152, 174, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6824, 0.8196
RGB percentages59.6%, 68.2%, 82%
HSLhsl(216.8, 38.3%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 27.3%, 82%)
CMYK27.3%, 16.7%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,006,225
CSS custom property--colour: #98AED1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#67512E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2B0D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CAAD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#88B5B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 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 text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.5Light skyblue · ΔE 16.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 17.5Light blue · ΔE 19.4Thistle · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1BB98
Analogous#98CAD1, #9F98D1
Triadic#D198AE, #AED198
Split complementary#D19E98, #CBD198
Tetradic#D198CA, #D1BB98, #98D19E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE5F0
Lighter +10%#BBCAE1
Darker −10%#7592C1
Darker −20%#5177B2
Darker −30%#405F90
Darker −40%#30486D
More saturated +25%#85AAE4
Less saturated −25%#ABB2BE

Channel breakdown

R152
G174
B209
Red152 (59.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue216.84°
Saturation (HSL)38.26%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G AE · B D1

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