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Colour

#98B0CA

  • #98B0CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#98B0CA is a blue with RGB values 152, 176, 202 and HSL 211°, 32%, 69%. 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

#98B0CA#98B0CA
HEX#98B0CA
RGBrgb(152, 176, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6902, 0.7922
RGB percentages59.6%, 69%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(211.2, 32.1%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.2, 24.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK24.8%, 12.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,006,730
CSS custom property--colour: #98B0CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#674F35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6B0CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1ABC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8AB6B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 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 text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.7Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7Sky blue · ΔE 15.9Light blue · ΔE 16.1Dark grey · ΔE 16.2Silver · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAB298
Analogous#98C9CA, #9998CA
Triadic#CA98B0, #B0CA98
Split complementary#CA9998, #C9CA98
Tetradic#CA98C9, #CAB298, #98CA99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#DBE4ED
Lighter +10%#BACADB
Darker −10%#7696B9
Darker −20%#567CA6
Darker −30%#446385
Darker −40%#334A63
More saturated +25%#84AFDE
Less saturated −25%#ACB1B7

Channel breakdown

R152
G176
B202
Red152 (59.6%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue211.2°
Saturation (HSL)32.05%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G B0 · B CA

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