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Recognised as Colour

#98AEDD

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

#98AEDD is a blue with RGB values 152, 174, 221 and HSL 221°, 50%, 73%. 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

#98AEDD#98AEDD
HEX#98AEDD
RGBrgb(152, 174, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6824, 0.8667
RGB percentages59.6%, 68.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(220.9, 50.4%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 31.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK31.2%, 21.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,006,237
CSS custom property--colour: #98AEDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#675122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB1DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#98ABDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#84B7BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7Sky blue · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Thistle · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDC798
Analogous#98D1DD, #A498DD
Triadic#DD98AE, #AEDD98
Split complementary#DDA598, #D1DD98
Tetradic#DD98D1, #DDC798, #98DDA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5EAF6
Lighter +10%#BECCEA
Darker −10%#7290D0
Darker −20%#4B72C4
Darker −30%#375AA5
Darker −40%#2A457F
More saturated +25%#87A8EE
Less saturated −25%#A9B4CC

Channel breakdown

R152
G174
B221
Red152 (59.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue220.87°
Saturation (HSL)50.36%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G AE · B DD

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