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Recognised as Colour

#98B0FD

  • #98B0FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#98B0FD is a blue with RGB values 152, 176, 253 and HSL 226°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#98B0FD#98B0FD
HEX#98B0FD
RGBrgb(152, 176, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6902, 0.9922
RGB percentages59.6%, 69%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(225.7, 96.2%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 39.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK39.9%, 30.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,006,781
CSS custom property--colour: #98B0FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#674F02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DAFFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#77C0CBno 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 text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Light skyblue · ΔE 25.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.2Light steelblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDE598
Analogous#98E3FD, #B398FD
Triadic#FD98B0, #B0FD98
Split complementary#FDB398, #E3FD98
Tetradic#FD98E2, #FDE598, #98FDB3

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%#668AFC
Darker −20%#3463FB
Darker −30%#053EF7
Darker −40%#0432C5
More saturated +25%#96AFFF
Less saturated −25%#A5B7F0

Channel breakdown

R152
G176
B253
Red152 (59.6%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue225.74°
Saturation (HSL)96.19%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G B0 · B FD

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