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Recognised as Colour

#98CAD0

  • #98CAD0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#98CAD0 is a cyan with RGB values 152, 202, 208 and HSL 186°, 37%, 71%. 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 blue.

Colour values

#98CAD0#98CAD0
HEX#98CAD0
RGBrgb(152, 202, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7922, 0.8157
RGB percentages59.6%, 79.2%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(186.4, 37.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 26.9%, 81.6%)
CMYK26.9%, 2.9%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,013,392
CSS custom property--colour: #98CAD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.69:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#67352F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2C6D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8BED0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#85CECCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 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 text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.6Powder blue · ΔE 8Pale turquoise · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2Silver · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.6, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D09E98
Analogous#98D0BA, #98AED0
Triadic#D098CA, #CAD098
Split complementary#D098AE, #D0BA98
Tetradic#BA98D0, #D09E98, #AED098

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEEEF0
Lighter +10%#BBDCE0
Darker −10%#75B8C0
Darker −20%#52A6B0
Darker −30%#41868E
Darker −40%#31656B
More saturated +25%#85D9E3
Less saturated −25%#ABBBBD

Channel breakdown

R152
G202
B208
Red152 (59.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue186.43°
Saturation (HSL)37.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G CA · B D0

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