#98addd

Color #98addd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.65 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#98addd

RGB

rgb(152, 173, 221)

HSL

hsl(221.7, 50.4%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.7, 31.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.2%, 21.7%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(70.72, 3.81, -26.56)

LCH

lch(70.72, 26.83, 278.16)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0735, 266.25)

HWB

hwb(221.7, 59.6%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddc898

Analogous

#98cfdd

#98addd

#a598dd

Triadic

#98addd

#dd98ad

#addd98

Split-complementary

#98addd

#dda598

#cfdd98

Tetradic

#98addd

#c898dd

#ddc898

#addd98

Square

#98addd

#dd98cf

#ddc898

#98dda5

Shades

Color #98addd mixed toward black.

#6988ce

#3e64bb

#2e4b8c

#1f325d

#0f192f

Tints

Color #98addd mixed toward white.

#a9bbe3

#bac8e8

#cbd6ee

#dde4f4

#eef1f9

Tones

Color #98addd mixed toward gray.

#9eafd7

#a3b1d1

#a9b4cc

#afb6c6

#b5b8c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2d3 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#a09fd0 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#99cac8 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 16.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #98addd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98addd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#98addd (#98addd) is rgb(152, 173, 221) in RGB.

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

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