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Colour

#98AFE8

  • #98AFE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#98AFE8 is a blue with RGB values 152, 175, 232 and HSL 223°, 63%, 75%. 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 skyblue.

Colour values

#98AFE8#98AFE8
HEX#98AFE8
RGBrgb(152, 175, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6863, 0.9098
RGB percentages59.6%, 68.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(222.8, 63.5%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 34.5%, 91%)
CMYK34.5%, 24.6%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,006,504
CSS custom property--colour: #98AFE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.63:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#675017

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB3EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#95ACE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#80BAC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Sky blue · ΔE 23.8Thistle · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 18.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8D198
Analogous#98D7E8, #A998E8
Triadic#E898AF, #AFE898
Split complementary#E8A998, #D7E898
Tetradic#E898D7, #E8D198, #98E8A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF0FB
Lighter +10%#C2CFF1
Darker −10%#6E8FDF
Darker −20%#456ED5
Darker −30%#2A54BD
Darker −40%#214293
More saturated +25%#88A8F8
Less saturated −25%#A8B6D8

Channel breakdown

R152
G175
B232
Red152 (59.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue222.75°
Saturation (HSL)63.49%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G AF · B E8

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