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Recognised as Colour

#0998C6

  • #0998C6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0998C6 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 152, 198 and HSL 195°, 91%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0998C6#0998C6
HEX#0998C6
RGBrgb(9, 152, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.5961, 0.7765
RGB percentages3.5%, 59.6%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(194.6, 91.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.6, 95.5%, 77.6%)
CMYK95.5%, 23.2%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer628,934
CSS custom property--colour: #0998C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#F66739

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8096C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#6986C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.4Sky blue · ΔE 23.8Cadetblue · ΔE 25.8Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C63709
Analogous#09C695, #093AC6
Triadic#C60998, #98C609
Split complementary#C6093A, #C69509
Tetradic#9509C6, #C63709, #3AC609

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0E5FB
Lighter +30%#70D7F8
Lighter +20%#3FCAF6
Lighter +10%#0EBCF4
Darker −10%#077395
Darker −20%#054D64
Darker −30%#022834
Darker −40%#000203
More saturated +25%#009DCF
Less saturated −25%#238BAC

Channel breakdown

R9
G152
B198
Red9 (3.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue194.6°
Saturation (HSL)91.3%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 98 · B C6

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