Colour

#98AED9

#98AED9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#98AED9 is a blue with RGB values 152, 174, 217 and HSL 220°, 46%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#98AED9

RGBrgb(152, 174, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6824, 0.851

RGB percentages59.6%, 68.2%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(219.7, 46.1%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 30%, 85.1%)

CMYK30%, 19.8%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,006,233

CSS custom property--colour: #98AED9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#675126

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0B1DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AABD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#86B7BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.4 Sky blue · ΔE 19.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4 Thistle · ΔE 20.7 Steel blue · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9C398

Analogous#98CFD9, #A298D9

Triadic#D998AE, #AED998

Split complementary#D9A298, #CFD998

Tetradic#D998CF, #D9C398, #98D9A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E3E9F4

Lighter +10%#BDCBE7

Darker −10%#7391CB

Darker −20%#4D73BE

Darker −30%#3A5C9E

Darker −40%#2C4679

More saturated +25%#86A8EB

Less saturated −25%#AAB4C7

Channel breakdown

R152

G174

B217

Red152 (59.6%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue219.69°

Saturation (HSL)46.1%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G AE · B D9

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Colour values

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