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Colour

#98B3FF

  • #98B3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#98B3FF is a blue with RGB values 152, 179, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#98B3FF#98B3FF
HEX#98B3FF
RGBrgb(152, 179, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.702, 1
RGB percentages59.6%, 70.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(224.3, 100%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 40.4%, 100%)
CMYK40.4%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,007,551
CSS custom property--colour: #98B3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#674C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99BAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FB1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#76C2CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.1Light steelblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE498
Analogous#98E7FF, #B098FF
Triadic#FF98B3, #B3FF98
Split complementary#FFB198, #E6FF98
Tetradic#FF98E7, #FFE498, #98FFB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#CBD9FF
Darker −10%#658DFF
Darker −20%#3268FF
Darker −30%#0043FE
Darker −40%#0035CB
More saturated +25%#98B3FF
Less saturated −25%#A5B9F2

Channel breakdown

R152
G179
B255
Red152 (59.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G B3 · B FF

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