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Recognised as Colour

#98CAE2

  • #98CAE2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#98CAE2 is a cyan with RGB values 152, 202, 226 and HSL 199°, 56%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#98CAE2#98CAE2
HEX#98CAE2
RGBrgb(152, 202, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7922, 0.8863
RGB percentages59.6%, 79.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(199.5, 56.1%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.5, 32.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK32.7%, 10.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,013,410
CSS custom property--colour: #98CAE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#67351D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC8E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3BFE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#7FD1D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6Light blue · ΔE 7.6Light steelblue · ΔE 9.5Light skyblue · ΔE 11.4Powder blue · ΔE 12.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.96, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2B098
Analogous#98E2D5, #98A5E2
Triadic#E298CA, #CAE298
Split complementary#E298A5, #E2D598
Tetradic#D598E2, #E2B098, #A5E298

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8F3F8
Lighter +10%#C0DEED
Darker −10%#70B6D7
Darker −20%#48A1CC
Darker −30%#3187B0
Darker −40%#266888
More saturated +25%#88D0F3
Less saturated −25%#A9C4D2

Channel breakdown

R152
G202
B226
Red152 (59.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue199.46°
Saturation (HSL)56.06%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G CA · B E2

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