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Recognised as Colour

#98BFE7

  • #98BFE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#98BFE7 is a blue with RGB values 152, 191, 231 and HSL 210°, 62%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#98BFE7#98BFE7
HEX#98BFE7
RGBrgb(152, 191, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.749, 0.9059
RGB percentages59.6%, 74.9%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(210.4, 62.2%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.4, 34.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK34.2%, 17.3%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,010,599
CSS custom property--colour: #98BFE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.94:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#674018

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0C0E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B7E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7FC8CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 9.4Light steelblue · ΔE 9.5Sky blue · ΔE 12.1Light blue · ΔE 16.6Powder blue · ΔE 21.8Lavender · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 9.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7C098
Analogous#98E7E7, #9998E7
Triadic#E798BF, #BFE798
Split complementary#E79998, #E7E798
Tetradic#E798E7, #E7C098, #98E799

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF2FA
Lighter +10%#C1D9F1
Darker −10%#6FA5DD
Darker −20%#458CD4
Darker −30%#2B72BB
Darker −40%#225991
More saturated +25%#88BFF7
Less saturated −25%#A8BFD7

Channel breakdown

R152
G191
B231
Red152 (59.6%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue210.38°
Saturation (HSL)62.2%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G BF · B E7

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