Colour

#98CAFD

#98CAFD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light skyblue

#98CAFD is a blue with RGB values 152, 202, 253 and HSL 210°, 96%, 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

#98CAFD#98CAFD

HEX#98CAFD

RGBrgb(152, 202, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7922, 0.9922

RGB percentages59.6%, 79.2%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(210.3, 96.2%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.3, 39.9%, 99.2%)

CMYK39.9%, 20.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,013,437

CSS custom property--colour: #98CAFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.2:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#673502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6CBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAC1FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#74D6DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 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 text12.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.3 Sky blue · ΔE 14.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.9 Light blue · ΔE 20.5 Lavender · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.28, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FDCB98

Analogous#98FCFD, #9998FD

Triadic#FD98CA, #CAFD98

Split complementary#FD9998, #FDFD98

Tetradic#FD98FC, #FDCB98, #98FD99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFDFF

Lighter +10%#CAE4FE

Darker −10%#66B0FC

Darker −20%#3497FB

Darker −30%#057DF7

Darker −40%#0464C5

More saturated +25%#96CAFF

Less saturated −25%#A5CAF0

Channel breakdown

R152

G202

B253

Red152 (59.6%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue210.3°

Saturation (HSL)96.19%

Lightness79.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G CA · B FD

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Colour values

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