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Recognised as Colour

#98C4FF

  • #98C4FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#98C4FF is a blue with RGB values 152, 196, 255 and HSL 214°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#98C4FF#98C4FF
HEX#98C4FF
RGBrgb(152, 196, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7686, 1
RGB percentages59.6%, 76.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(214.4, 100%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 40.4%, 100%)
CMYK40.4%, 23.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,011,903
CSS custom property--colour: #98C4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#673B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEC7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2BDFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#74D1D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 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 text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.1Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 19.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Light blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD398
Analogous#98F8FF, #A098FF
Triadic#FF98C4, #C4FF98
Split complementary#FFA098, #F8FF98
Tetradic#FF98F7, #FFD398, #98FFA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#CBE1FF
Darker −10%#65A7FF
Darker −20%#328AFF
Darker −30%#006DFE
Darker −40%#0057CB
More saturated +25%#98C4FF
Less saturated −25%#A5C6F2

Channel breakdown

R152
G196
B255
Red152 (59.6%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue214.37°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G C4 · B FF

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