Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#98BAFF

  • #98BAFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#98BAFF is a blue with RGB values 152, 186, 255 and HSL 220°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#98BAFF#98BAFF
HEX#98BAFF
RGBrgb(152, 186, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7294, 1
RGB percentages59.6%, 72.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(220.2, 100%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 40.4%, 100%)
CMYK40.4%, 27.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,009,343
CSS custom property--colour: #98BAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.8:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#674500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2BFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#97B6FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#75C8D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Light skyblue · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.5Sky blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDD98
Analogous#98EEFF, #A998FF
Triadic#FF98BA, #BAFF98
Split complementary#FFA998, #EEFF98
Tetradic#FF98EE, #FFDD98, #98FFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#CBDCFF
Darker −10%#6598FF
Darker −20%#3276FF
Darker −30%#0054FE
Darker −40%#0043CB
More saturated +25%#98BAFF
Less saturated −25%#A5BEF2

Channel breakdown

R152
G186
B255
Red152 (59.6%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G BA · B FF

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “98baff” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.