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Recognised as Colour

#98B3F4

  • #98B3F4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#98B3F4 is a blue with RGB values 152, 179, 244 and HSL 222°, 81%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#98B3F4#98B3F4
HEX#98B3F4
RGBrgb(152, 179, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.702, 0.9569
RGB percentages59.6%, 70.2%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(222.4, 80.7%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 37.7%, 95.7%)
CMYK37.7%, 26.6%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,007,540
CSS custom property--colour: #98B3F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#674C0B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB8F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#94B0F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7BC0CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.2Sky blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4D998
Analogous#98E1F4, #AB98F4
Triadic#F498B3, #B3F498
Split complementary#F4AB98, #E1F498
Tetradic#F498E1, #F4D998, #98F4AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F7FE
Lighter +10%#C6D5F9
Darker −10%#6A91EF
Darker −20%#3C6FEA
Darker −30%#1751DC
Darker −40%#1340AD
More saturated +25%#8DAEFF
Less saturated −25%#A6B9E6

Channel breakdown

R152
G179
B244
Red152 (59.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue222.39°
Saturation (HSL)80.7%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G B3 · B F4

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