Colour

#0098CC

#0098CC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#0098CC is a cyan with RGB values 0, 152, 204 and HSL 195°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0098CC#0098CC

HEX#0098CC

RGBrgb(0, 152, 204)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.5961, 0.8

RGB percentages0%, 59.6%, 80%

HSLhsl(195.3, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195.3, 100%, 80%)

CMYK100%, 25.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer39,116

CSS custom property--colour: #0098CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1

Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#FF6733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D96CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6686CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00A6AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.1 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6 Sky blue · ΔE 25.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CC3400

Analogous#00CC9A, #0032CC

Triadic#CC0098, #98CC00

Split complementary#CC0032, #CC9A00

Tetradic#9A00CC, #CC3400, #32CC00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#99E5FF

Lighter +30%#66D8FF

Lighter +20%#33CBFF

Lighter +10%#00BEFF

Darker −10%#007299

Darker −20%#004C66

Darker −30%#002633

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0098CC

Less saturated −25%#198CB3

Channel breakdown

G152

B204

Red0 (0%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue195.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 98 · B CC

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