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Colour

#98B1EB

  • #98B1EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#98B1EB is a blue with RGB values 152, 177, 235 and HSL 222°, 67%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#98B1EB#98B1EB
HEX#98B1EB
RGBrgb(152, 177, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6941, 0.9216
RGB percentages59.6%, 69.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(221.9, 67.5%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 35.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK35.3%, 24.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,007,019
CSS custom property--colour: #98B1EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#674E14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB5EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#96AEEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7FBDC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 17.9Light steelblue · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Sky blue · ΔE 23.6Thistle · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 17.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBD298
Analogous#98DBEB, #A898EB
Triadic#EB98B1, #B1EB98
Split complementary#EBA898, #DBEB98
Tetradic#EB98DB, #EBD298, #98EBA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF2FC
Lighter +10%#C3D1F3
Darker −10%#6D91E3
Darker −20%#4370DA
Darker −30%#2656C4
Darker −40%#1E4399
More saturated +25%#89ABFA
Less saturated −25%#A7B7DC

Channel breakdown

R152
G177
B235
Red152 (59.6%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue221.93°
Saturation (HSL)67.48%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G B1 · B EB

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