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Recognised as Colour

#98C3DD

  • #98C3DD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#98C3DD is a blue with RGB values 152, 195, 221 and HSL 203°, 50%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#98C3DD#98C3DD
HEX#98C3DD
RGBrgb(152, 195, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7647, 0.8667
RGB percentages59.6%, 76.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(202.6, 50.4%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 31.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK31.2%, 11.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,011,613
CSS custom property--colour: #98C3DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.19:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#673C22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7C2DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADBADDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#82CACBno 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 text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Sky blue · ΔE 8.1Light blue · ΔE 9.8Light skyblue · ΔE 11.7Powder blue · ΔE 14.7Silver · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDB298
Analogous#98DDD5, #98A0DD
Triadic#DD98C3, #C3DD98
Split complementary#DD98A0, #DDD598
Tetradic#D598DD, #DDB298, #A1DD98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5F0F6
Lighter +10%#BED9EA
Darker −10%#72ADD0
Darker −20%#4B96C4
Darker −30%#377CA5
Darker −40%#2A5F7F
More saturated +25%#87C7EE
Less saturated −25%#A9BFCC

Channel breakdown

R152
G195
B221
Red152 (59.6%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue202.61°
Saturation (HSL)50.36%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G C3 · B DD

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