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Colour

#98D6DD

  • #98D6DD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#98D6DD is a cyan with RGB values 152, 214, 221 and HSL 186°, 50%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#98D6DD#98D6DD
HEX#98D6DD
RGBrgb(152, 214, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.8392, 0.8667
RGB percentages59.6%, 83.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(186.1, 50.4%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.1, 31.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK31.2%, 3.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,016,477
CSS custom property--colour: #98D6DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#672922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD1DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C8DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7FDBD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6Light blue · ΔE 7.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.1Sky blue · ΔE 12.2Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9Light cyan · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.04, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD9F98
Analogous#98DDC2, #98B4DD
Triadic#DD98D6, #D6DD98
Split complementary#DD98B4, #DDC298
Tetradic#C298DD, #DD9F98, #B4DD98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5F5F6
Lighter +10%#BEE5EA
Darker −10%#72C7D0
Darker −20%#4BB7C4
Darker −30%#379AA5
Darker −40%#2A767F
More saturated +25%#87E4EE
Less saturated −25%#A9C8CC

Channel breakdown

R152
G214
B221
Red152 (59.6%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue186.09°
Saturation (HSL)50.36%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G D6 · B DD

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