Colour

#98CCFD

#98CCFD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light skyblue

#98CCFD is a blue with RGB values 152, 204, 253 and HSL 209°, 96%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#98CCFD#98CCFD

HEX#98CCFD

RGBrgb(152, 204, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.8, 0.9922

RGB percentages59.6%, 80%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(209.1, 96.2%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 39.9%, 99.2%)

CMYK39.9%, 19.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,013,949

CSS custom property--colour: #98CCFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.39:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#673302

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8CDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACC2FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#73D7DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.1 Sky blue · ΔE 12.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7 Light blue · ΔE 19.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.9 Powder blue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.1, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FDC998

Analogous#98FDFB, #989AFD

Triadic#FD98CC, #CCFD98

Split complementary#FD989A, #FDFB98

Tetradic#FB98FD, #FDC998, #9AFD98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFEFF

Lighter +10%#CAE5FE

Darker −10%#66B3FC

Darker −20%#349AFB

Darker −30%#0582F7

Darker −40%#0467C5

More saturated +25%#96CCFF

Less saturated −25%#A5CCF0

Channel breakdown

R152

G204

B253

Red152 (59.6%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue209.11°

Saturation (HSL)96.19%

Lightness79.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G CC · B FD

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