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Recognised as Colour

#98B8CF

  • #98B8CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#98B8CF is a blue with RGB values 152, 184, 207 and HSL 205°, 36%, 70%. 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

#98B8CF#98B8CF
HEX#98B8CF
RGBrgb(152, 184, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7216, 0.8118
RGB percentages59.6%, 72.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(205.1, 36.4%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.1, 26.6%, 81.2%)
CMYK26.6%, 11.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,008,783
CSS custom property--colour: #98B8CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 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#B3B3B3
Inverted#674730

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEB7D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B1CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#88BEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 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

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.8Light blue · ΔE 12.4Sky blue · ΔE 12.6Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8Dark grey · ΔE 16.6Silver · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFAF98
Analogous#98CFCA, #989DCF
Triadic#CF98B8, #B8CF98
Split complementary#CF989D, #CFCA98
Tetradic#CA98CF, #CFAF98, #9CCF98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE8EF
Lighter +10%#BBD0DF
Darker −10%#75A0BF
Darker −20%#5288AF
Darker −30%#416D8D
Darker −40%#31526A
More saturated +25%#85BBE2
Less saturated −25%#ABB5BC

Channel breakdown

R152
G184
B207
Red152 (59.6%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue205.09°
Saturation (HSL)36.42%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G B8 · B CF

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