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Recognised as Colour

#98CED7

  • #98CED7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#98CED7 is a cyan with RGB values 152, 206, 215 and HSL 189°, 44%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#98CED7#98CED7
HEX#98CED7
RGBrgb(152, 206, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.8078, 0.8431
RGB percentages59.6%, 80.8%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(188.6, 44.1%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 29.3%, 84.3%)
CMYK29.3%, 4.2%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,014,423
CSS custom property--colour: #98CED7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.14:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#673128

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CAD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAC1D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#83D3D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.3Powder blue · ΔE 7.1Sky blue · ΔE 11.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.1Light steelblue · ΔE 14.9Silver · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.33, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7A198
Analogous#98D7C0, #98AED7
Triadic#D798CE, #CED798
Split complementary#D798AE, #D7C098
Tetradic#C098D7, #D7A198, #AED798

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1F1F4
Lighter +10%#BDDFE5
Darker −10%#73BDC9
Darker −20%#4FABBA
Darker −30%#3C8D9A
Darker −40%#2E6B75
More saturated +25%#86DBE9
Less saturated −25%#AAC1C5

Channel breakdown

R152
G206
B215
Red152 (59.6%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)44.06%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G CE · B D7

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