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Colour

#98BEEC

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

#98BEEC is a blue with RGB values 152, 190, 236 and HSL 213°, 69%, 76%. 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

#98BEEC#98BEEC
HEX#98BEEC
RGBrgb(152, 190, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7451, 0.9255
RGB percentages59.6%, 74.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(212.9, 68.9%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.9, 35.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK35.6%, 19.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,010,348
CSS custom property--colour: #98BEEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#674113

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADBFEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B7EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7DC8CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 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 text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.1Light steelblue · ΔE 12Sky blue · ΔE 14.7Light blue · ΔE 19.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.6Thistle · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC698
Analogous#98E8EC, #9C98EC
Triadic#EC98BE, #BEEC98
Split complementary#EC9C98, #E8EC98
Tetradic#EC98E8, #ECC698, #98EC9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF4FC
Lighter +10%#C3D9F4
Darker −10%#6DA3E4
Darker −20%#4288DC
Darker −30%#256EC6
Darker −40%#1D569B
More saturated +25%#89BDFB
Less saturated −25%#A7BFDD

Channel breakdown

R152
G190
B236
Red152 (59.6%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue212.86°
Saturation (HSL)68.85%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G BE · B EC

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