Colour

#98B2EE

#98B2EE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light skyblue

#98B2EE is a blue with RGB values 152, 178, 238 and HSL 222°, 72%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#98B2EE

RGBrgb(152, 178, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.698, 0.9333

RGB percentages59.6%, 69.8%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(221.9, 71.7%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 36.1%, 93.3%)

CMYK36.1%, 25.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,007,278

CSS custom property--colour: #98B2EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.94:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#674D11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EB7F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#96AFEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#7EBEC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 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 text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1 Steel blue · ΔE 22.3 Sky blue · ΔE 24.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 18.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EED498

Analogous#98DDEE, #A998EE

Triadic#EE98B2, #B2EE98

Split complementary#EEA998, #DDEE98

Tetradic#EE98DD, #EED498, #98EEA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0F3FC

Lighter +10%#C4D3F5

Darker −10%#6C91E7

Darker −20%#4071E0

Darker −30%#2255CB

Darker −40%#1A43A0

More saturated +25%#89ACFD

Less saturated −25%#A7B8DF

Channel breakdown

R152

G178

B238

Red152 (59.6%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue221.86°

Saturation (HSL)71.67%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G B2 · B EE

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