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Recognised as Colour

#98D5DE

  • #98D5DE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#98D5DE is a cyan with RGB values 152, 213, 222 and HSL 188°, 51%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#98D5DE#98D5DE
HEX#98D5DE
RGBrgb(152, 213, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.8353, 0.8706
RGB percentages59.6%, 83.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(187.7, 51.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.7, 31.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK31.5%, 4.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,016,222
CSS custom property--colour: #98D5DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.91:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#672A21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD0DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC7DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7FDAD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.1Light blue · ΔE 6.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.8Sky blue · ΔE 11.1Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEA198
Analogous#98DEC4, #98B2DE
Triadic#DE98D5, #D5DE98
Split complementary#DE98B2, #DEC498
Tetradic#C498DE, #DEA198, #B2DE98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5F5F7
Lighter +10%#BFE5EA
Darker −10%#71C5D2
Darker −20%#4BB5C5
Darker −30%#3699A7
Darker −40%#297581
More saturated +25%#87E2EF
Less saturated −25%#A9C8CD

Channel breakdown

R152
G213
B222
Red152 (59.6%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue187.71°
Saturation (HSL)51.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G D5 · B DE

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