#98b4d9

Color #98b4d9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.87 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#98b4d9

RGB

rgb(152, 180, 217)

HSL

hsl(214.2, 46.1%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.2, 30%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(30%, 17.1%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(72.45, -1.03, -21.74)

LCH

lch(72.45, 21.76, 267.29)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0617, 255.54)

HWB

hwb(214.2, 59.6%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9bd98

Analogous

#98d5d9

#98b4d9

#9d98d9

Triadic

#98b4d9

#d998b4

#b4d998

Split-complementary

#98b4d9

#d99d98

#d5d998

Tetradic

#98b4d9

#bd98d9

#d9bd98

#b4d998

Square

#98b4d9

#d998d5

#d9bd98

#98d99d

Shades

Color #98b4d9 mixed toward black.

#6b93c8

#4273b4

#325687

#213a5a

#111d2d

Tints

Color #98b4d9 mixed toward white.

#a9c1df

#bacde6

#ccdaec

#dde6f2

#eef3f9

Tones

Color #98b4d9 mixed toward gray.

#9eb5d4

#a3b6ce

#a8b6c9

#aeb7c3

#b3b8be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5d1 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#a3a1cf · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#9acac9 · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98b4d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98b4d9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#98b4d9 (#98b4d9) is rgb(152, 180, 217) in RGB.

No, #98b4d9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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