#98a5dc

Color #98a5dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 19.58 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#98a5dc

RGB

rgb(152, 165, 220)

HSL

hsl(228.5, 49.3%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.5, 30.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.9%, 25%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(68.57, 8.02, -29.32)

LCH

lch(68.57, 30.4, 285.3)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0813, 273.95)

HWB

hwb(228.5, 59.6%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dccf98

Analogous

#98c7dc

#98a5dc

#ad98dc

Triadic

#98a5dc

#dc98a5

#a5dc98

Split-complementary

#98a5dc

#dcad98

#c7dc98

Tetradic

#98a5dc

#cf98dc

#dccf98

#a5dc98

Square

#98a5dc

#dc98c7

#dccf98

#98dcad

Shades

Color #98a5dc mixed toward black.

#6a7ccc

#3f56b9

#2f418b

#1f2b5d

#10162e

Tints

Color #98a5dc mixed toward white.

#a9b4e2

#bac3e8

#cbd2ed

#dde1f3

#eef0f9

Tones

Color #98a5dc mixed toward gray.

#9ea8d6

#a3acd1

#a9afcb

#afb3c5

#b4b6c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ed0 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#9d9cce · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#99c7c4 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 18.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #98a5dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98a5dc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#98a5dc (#98a5dc) is rgb(152, 165, 220) in RGB.

No, #98a5dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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