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Recognised as Colour

#98C7CF

  • #98C7CF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#98C7CF is a cyan with RGB values 152, 199, 207 and HSL 189°, 36%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#98C7CF#98C7CF
HEX#98C7CF
RGBrgb(152, 199, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7804, 0.8118
RGB percentages59.6%, 78%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(188.7, 36.4%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.7, 26.6%, 81.2%)
CMYK26.6%, 3.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,012,623
CSS custom property--colour: #98C7CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#673830

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC3D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5BCCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#86CBC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.4Powder blue · ΔE 8.9Sky blue · ΔE 12.5Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.4Silver · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.44, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFA098
Analogous#98CFBC, #98ABCF
Triadic#CF98C7, #C7CF98
Split complementary#CF98AB, #CFBC98
Tetradic#BB98CF, #CFA098, #ABCF98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEEDEF
Lighter +10%#BBDADF
Darker −10%#75B4BF
Darker −20%#52A1AF
Darker −30%#41828D
Darker −40%#31626A
More saturated +25%#85D4E2
Less saturated −25%#ABBABC

Channel breakdown

R152
G199
B207
Red152 (59.6%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue188.73°
Saturation (HSL)36.42%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G C7 · B CF

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