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Recognised as Colour

#98AFFD

  • #98AFFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#98AFFD is a blue with RGB values 152, 175, 253 and HSL 226°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#98AFFD#98AFFD
HEX#98AFFD
RGBrgb(152, 175, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6863, 0.9922
RGB percentages59.6%, 68.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(226.3, 96.2%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.3, 39.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK39.9%, 30.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,006,525
CSS custom property--colour: #98AFFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#675002

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CAEFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#77BFCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8Light skyblue · ΔE 26.3Steel blue · ΔE 26.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.7Plum · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDE698
Analogous#98E2FD, #B398FD
Triadic#FD98AF, #AFFD98
Split complementary#FDB498, #E2FD98
Tetradic#FD98E2, #FDE698, #98FDB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFF
Lighter +10%#CAD6FE
Darker −10%#6688FC
Darker −20%#3461FB
Darker −30%#053CF7
Darker −40%#0430C5
More saturated +25%#96AEFF
Less saturated −25%#A5B6F0

Channel breakdown

R152
G175
B253
Red152 (59.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue226.34°
Saturation (HSL)96.19%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G AF · B FD

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