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Recognised as Colour

#98AFE3

  • #98AFE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#98AFE3 is a blue with RGB values 152, 175, 227 and HSL 222°, 57%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#98AFE3#98AFE3
HEX#98AFE3
RGBrgb(152, 175, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6863, 0.8902
RGB percentages59.6%, 68.6%, 89%
HSLhsl(221.6, 57.3%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 33%, 89%)
CMYK33%, 22.9%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,006,499
CSS custom property--colour: #98AFE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#67501C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB3E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#97ACE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#82B9C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1Light skyblue · ΔE 17.2Steel blue · ΔE 21Sky blue · ΔE 21.9Thistle · ΔE 23.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3CC98
Analogous#98D4E3, #A798E3
Triadic#E398AF, #AFE398
Split complementary#E3A798, #D4E398
Tetradic#E398D5, #E3CC98, #98E3A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8EDF9
Lighter +10%#C0CEEE
Darker −10%#7090D8
Darker −20%#4871CD
Darker −30%#3058B2
Darker −40%#25448A
More saturated +25%#88A9F3
Less saturated −25%#A8B5D3

Channel breakdown

R152
G175
B227
Red152 (59.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue221.6°
Saturation (HSL)57.25%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G AF · B E3

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