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Recognised as Colour

#98B1ED

  • #98B1ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#98B1ED is a blue with RGB values 152, 177, 237 and HSL 222°, 70%, 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

#98B1ED#98B1ED
HEX#98B1ED
RGBrgb(152, 177, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6941, 0.9294
RGB percentages59.6%, 69.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(222.4, 70.2%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 35.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK35.9%, 25.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,007,021
CSS custom property--colour: #98B1ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#674E12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB6F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#95AEECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7EBDC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Sky blue · ΔE 24.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 18.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDD498
Analogous#98DBED, #AA98ED
Triadic#ED98B1, #B1ED98
Split complementary#EDAA98, #DBED98
Tetradic#ED98DB, #EDD498, #98EDAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF3FC
Lighter +10%#C3D2F5
Darker −10%#6D90E5
Darker −20%#416FDE
Darker −30%#2354C9
Darker −40%#1C429D
More saturated +25%#89ABFC
Less saturated −25%#A7B7DE

Channel breakdown

R152
G177
B237
Red152 (59.6%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue222.35°
Saturation (HSL)70.25%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G B1 · B ED

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