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Recognised as Colour

#98C2DC

  • #98C2DC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#98C2DC is a blue with RGB values 152, 194, 220 and HSL 203°, 49%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#98C2DC#98C2DC
HEX#98C2DC
RGBrgb(152, 194, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7608, 0.8627
RGB percentages59.6%, 76.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(202.9, 49.3%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 30.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK30.9%, 11.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,011,356
CSS custom property--colour: #98C2DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#673D23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C1DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB9DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#82C9CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.2Sky blue · ΔE 8.5Light blue · ΔE 10.1Light skyblue · ΔE 11.9Powder blue · ΔE 15Silver · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCB298
Analogous#98DCD4, #98A0DC
Triadic#DC98C2, #C2DC98
Split complementary#DC98A0, #DCD498
Tetradic#D498DC, #DCB298, #A0DC98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4EFF6
Lighter +10%#BED9E9
Darker −10%#72ABCF
Darker −20%#4C95C2
Darker −30%#387AA3
Darker −40%#2B5E7D
More saturated +25%#87C6ED
Less saturated −25%#A9BECB

Channel breakdown

R152
G194
B220
Red152 (59.6%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue202.94°
Saturation (HSL)49.28%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G C2 · B DC

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