#98a5d9

Color #98a5d9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 18.23 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#98a5d9

RGB

rgb(152, 165, 217)

HSL

hsl(228, 46.1%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 30%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(30%, 24%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(68.46, 7.27, -27.84)

LCH

lch(68.46, 28.77, 284.64)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.077, 273.5)

HWB

hwb(228, 59.6%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9cc98

Analogous

#98c6d9

#98a5d9

#ac98d9

Triadic

#98a5d9

#d998a5

#a5d998

Split-complementary

#98a5d9

#d9ac98

#c6d998

Tetradic

#98a5d9

#cc98d9

#d9cc98

#a5d998

Square

#98a5d9

#d998c6

#d9cc98

#98d9ac

Shades

Color #98a5d9 mixed toward black.

#6b7ec8

#4259b4

#324387

#212d5a

#11162d

Tints

Color #98a5d9 mixed toward white.

#a9b4df

#bac3e6

#ccd2ec

#dde1f2

#eef0f9

Tones

Color #98a5d9 mixed toward gray.

#9ea8d4

#a3acce

#a8afc9

#aeb2c3

#b3b5be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ece · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#9d9ccb · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#99c5c3 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98a5d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98a5d9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#98a5d9 (#98a5d9) is rgb(152, 165, 217) in RGB.

No, #98a5d9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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