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Recognised as Colour

#98BCF0

  • #98BCF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#98BCF0 is a blue with RGB values 152, 188, 240 and HSL 215°, 75%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#98BCF0#98BCF0
HEX#98BCF0
RGBrgb(152, 188, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7373, 0.9412
RGB percentages59.6%, 73.7%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(215.5, 74.6%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 36.7%, 94.1%)
CMYK36.7%, 21.7%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,009,840
CSS custom property--colour: #98BCF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.79:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#67430F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9BEF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B6EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7CC7CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.1Light steelblue · ΔE 14.9Sky blue · ΔE 17.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.4Light blue · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0CC98
Analogous#98E8F0, #A098F0
Triadic#F098BC, #BCF098
Split complementary#F0A098, #E8F098
Tetradic#F098E8, #F0CC98, #98F0A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F6FD
Lighter +10%#C5D9F6
Darker −10%#6B9FEA
Darker −20%#3F82E3
Darker −30%#1E67D1
Darker −40%#1851A4
More saturated +25%#89B9FF
Less saturated −25%#A7BFE1

Channel breakdown

R152
G188
B240
Red152 (59.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue215.45°
Saturation (HSL)74.58%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G BC · B F0

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