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Recognised as Colour

#98C4FC

  • #98C4FC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#98C4FC is a blue with RGB values 152, 196, 252 and HSL 214°, 94%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#98C4FC#98C4FC
HEX#98C4FC
RGBrgb(152, 196, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7686, 0.9882
RGB percentages59.6%, 76.9%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(213.6, 94.3%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 39.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK39.7%, 22.2%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,011,900
CSS custom property--colour: #98C4FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#673B03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFC6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3BCFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#75D0D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.8Light steelblue · ΔE 17Sky blue · ΔE 17.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.5Light blue · ΔE 23.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCD098
Analogous#98F6FC, #9E98FC
Triadic#FC98C4, #C4FC98
Split complementary#FC9E98, #F6FC98
Tetradic#FC98F6, #FCD098, #98FC9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFDFF
Lighter +10%#CAE0FD
Darker −10%#66A8FB
Darker −20%#358BF9
Darker −30%#076FF4
Darker −40%#0659C2
More saturated +25%#95C4FF
Less saturated −25%#A5C6EF

Channel breakdown

R152
G196
B252
Red152 (59.6%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue213.6°
Saturation (HSL)94.34%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G C4 · B FC

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