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Recognised as Colour

#98BACC

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

#98BACC is a blue with RGB values 152, 186, 204 and HSL 201°, 34%, 70%. 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

#98BACC#98BACC
HEX#98BACC
RGBrgb(152, 186, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7294, 0.8
RGB percentages59.6%, 72.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(200.8, 33.8%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.8, 25.5%, 80%)
CMYK25.5%, 8.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,009,292
CSS custom property--colour: #98BACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 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#B4B4B4
Inverted#674533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B8CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB2CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#89BFC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 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

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.1Light blue · ΔE 10.8Sky blue · ΔE 12.6Powder blue · ΔE 15Silver · ΔE 15.3Dark grey · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCAA98
Analogous#98CCC4, #98A0CC
Triadic#CC98BA, #BACC98
Split complementary#CC98A0, #CCC498
Tetradic#C498CC, #CCAA98, #A0CC98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE8EE
Lighter +10%#BAD1DD
Darker −10%#76A3BB
Darker −20%#548CAA
Darker −30%#437088
Darker −40%#325466
More saturated +25%#85C0DF
Less saturated −25%#ABB4B9

Channel breakdown

R152
G186
B204
Red152 (59.6%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue200.77°
Saturation (HSL)33.77%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G BA · B CC

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