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Colour

#98CAFE

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

#98CAFE is a blue with RGB values 152, 202, 254 and HSL 211°, 98%, 80%. 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

#98CAFE#98CAFE
HEX#98CAFE
RGBrgb(152, 202, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7922, 0.9961
RGB percentages59.6%, 79.2%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(210.6, 98.1%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 40.2%, 99.6%)
CMYK40.2%, 20.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,013,438
CSS custom property--colour: #98CAFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.21:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#673501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6CBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9C1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#73D6DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 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 text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.7Sky blue · ΔE 14.7Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Light blue · ΔE 21Lavender · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FECC98
Analogous#98FDFE, #9998FE
Triadic#FE98CA, #CAFE98
Split complementary#FE9998, #FDFE98
Tetradic#FE98FD, #FECC98, #98FE99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFF
Lighter +10%#CBE4FE
Darker −10%#65B0FE
Darker −20%#3396FD
Darker −30%#027CFB
Darker −40%#0263C8
More saturated +25%#97CAFF
Less saturated −25%#A5CAF1

Channel breakdown

R152
G202
B254
Red152 (59.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue210.59°
Saturation (HSL)98.08%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G CA · B FE

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