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Recognised as Colour

#98CAFB

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

#98CAFB is a blue with RGB values 152, 202, 251 and HSL 210°, 93%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#98CAFB#98CAFB
HEX#98CAFB
RGBrgb(152, 202, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7922, 0.9843
RGB percentages59.6%, 79.2%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(209.7, 92.5%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 39.4%, 98.4%)
CMYK39.4%, 19.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,013,435
CSS custom property--colour: #98CAFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.18:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#673504

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7CBFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAC1FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#75D5DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.6Sky blue · ΔE 13.2Light steelblue · ΔE 14.4Light blue · ΔE 19.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.1Powder blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBC998
Analogous#98FBFB, #9898FB
Triadic#FB98CA, #CAFB98
Split complementary#FB9898, #FBFA98
Tetradic#FB98FB, #FBC998, #99FB98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFDFF
Lighter +10%#C9E3FD
Darker −10%#67B1F9
Darker −20%#3697F7
Darker −30%#097EF1
Darker −40%#0764C0
More saturated +25%#94CAFF
Less saturated −25%#A5CAEE

Channel breakdown

R152
G202
B251
Red152 (59.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue209.7°
Saturation (HSL)92.52%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G CA · B FB

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