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Recognised as Colour

#98CEEF

  • #98CEEF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#98CEEF is a blue with RGB values 152, 206, 239 and HSL 203°, 73%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#98CEEF#98CEEF
HEX#98CEEF
RGBrgb(152, 206, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.8078, 0.9373
RGB percentages59.6%, 80.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(202.8, 73.1%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 36.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK36.4%, 13.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,014,447
CSS custom property--colour: #98CEEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#673110

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFCCF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3C3EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#79D7D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 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 text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.5Light skyblue · ΔE 6.8Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7Light blue · ΔE 11Powder blue · ΔE 15.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFB998
Analogous#98EFE4, #98A3EF
Triadic#EF98CE, #CEEF98
Split complementary#EF98A3, #EFE498
Tetradic#E498EF, #EFB998, #A2EF98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F8FD
Lighter +10%#C4E3F6
Darker −10%#6CB9E8
Darker −20%#40A4E1
Darker −30%#208CCE
Darker −40%#196EA2
More saturated +25%#89D2FE
Less saturated −25%#A7CAE0

Channel breakdown

R152
G206
B239
Red152 (59.6%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue202.76°
Saturation (HSL)73.11%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G CE · B EF

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