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Recognised as Colour

#98B6E2

  • #98B6E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#98B6E2 is a blue with RGB values 152, 182, 226 and HSL 216°, 56%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#98B6E2#98B6E2
HEX#98B6E2
RGBrgb(152, 182, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7137, 0.8863
RGB percentages59.6%, 71.4%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(215.7, 56.1%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 32.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK32.7%, 19.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,008,290
CSS custom property--colour: #98B6E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#67491D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7B8E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB1E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#82BFC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4Light skyblue · ΔE 13.1Sky blue · ΔE 16.6Light blue · ΔE 20.6Thistle · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2C498
Analogous#98DBE2, #9F98E2
Triadic#E298B6, #B6E298
Split complementary#E29F98, #DBE298
Tetradic#E298DB, #E2C498, #98E29F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8EEF8
Lighter +10%#C0D2ED
Darker −10%#709AD7
Darker −20%#487ECC
Darker −30%#3165B0
Darker −40%#264E88
More saturated +25%#88B3F3
Less saturated −25%#A9B9D2

Channel breakdown

R152
G182
B226
Red152 (59.6%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue215.68°
Saturation (HSL)56.06%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G B6 · B E2

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