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Recognised as Colour

#98B8DA

  • #98B8DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#98B8DA is a blue with RGB values 152, 184, 218 and HSL 211°, 47%, 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

#98B8DA#98B8DA
HEX#98B8DA
RGBrgb(152, 184, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7216, 0.8549
RGB percentages59.6%, 72.2%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(210.9, 47.1%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 30.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK30.3%, 15.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,008,794
CSS custom property--colour: #98B8DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46018WCAG 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 10.2:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#674725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB9DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B2D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#84C0C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.5Light skyblue · ΔE 12.8Sky blue · ΔE 13.2Light blue · ΔE 15.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20Thistle · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DABA98
Analogous#98D9DA, #9998DA
Triadic#DA98B8, #B8DA98
Split complementary#DA9998, #D9DA98
Tetradic#DA98D9, #DABA98, #98DA99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3ECF5
Lighter +10%#BED2E7
Darker −10%#729ECD
Darker −20%#4D84BF
Darker −30%#396BA0
Darker −40%#2C527A
More saturated +25%#86B7EB
Less saturated −25%#AAB9C8

Channel breakdown

R152
G184
B218
Red152 (59.6%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue210.91°
Saturation (HSL)47.14%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G B8 · B DA

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