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Recognised as Colour

#98B7DE

  • #98B7DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#98B7DE is a blue with RGB values 152, 183, 222 and HSL 213°, 51%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#98B7DE#98B7DE
HEX#98B7DE
RGBrgb(152, 183, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7176, 0.8706
RGB percentages59.6%, 71.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(213.4, 51.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.4, 31.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK31.5%, 17.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,008,542
CSS custom property--colour: #98B7DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45816WCAG 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 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#674821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9B8E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1B1DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#83BFC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 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 text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.2Light skyblue · ΔE 12.6Sky blue · ΔE 14.7Light blue · ΔE 18.2Thistle · ΔE 21.2Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEBF98
Analogous#98DADE, #9C98DE
Triadic#DE98B7, #B7DE98
Split complementary#DE9C98, #DADE98
Tetradic#DE98DA, #DEBF98, #98DE9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5EDF7
Lighter +10%#BFD2EA
Darker −10%#719CD2
Darker −20%#4B81C5
Darker −30%#3668A7
Darker −40%#295081
More saturated +25%#87B5EF
Less saturated −25%#A9B9CD

Channel breakdown

R152
G183
B222
Red152 (59.6%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue213.43°
Saturation (HSL)51.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G B7 · B DE

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