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Recognised as Colour

#98EDEF

  • #98EDEF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#98EDEF is a cyan with RGB values 152, 237, 239 and HSL 181°, 73%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#98EDEF#98EDEF
HEX#98EDEF
RGBrgb(152, 237, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.9294, 0.9373
RGB percentages59.6%, 92.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(181.4, 73.1%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.4, 36.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK36.4%, 0.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,022,383
CSS custom property--colour: #98EDEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.7:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#671210

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E6EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2DAF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#74F2EDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.3Powder blue · ΔE 11.4Light blue · ΔE 15.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 17Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Light cyan · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 6.27, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF9A98
Analogous#98EFC5, #98C2EF
Triadic#EF98ED, #EDEF98
Split complementary#EF98C2, #EFC598
Tetradic#C598EF, #EF9A98, #C2EF98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0FCFD
Lighter +10%#C4F5F6
Darker −10%#6CE5E8
Darker −20%#40DEE1
Darker −30%#20CACE
Darker −40%#199FA2
More saturated +25%#89FBFE
Less saturated −25%#A7DFE0

Channel breakdown

R152
G237
B239
Red152 (59.6%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue181.38°
Saturation (HSL)73.11%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G ED · B EF

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