#98b5c4

Color #98b5c4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.36 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#98b5c4

RGB

rgb(152, 181, 196)

HSL

hsl(200.5, 27.2%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.5, 22.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 7.7%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(72.03, -6.53, -10.88)

LCH

lch(72.03, 12.69, 239.03)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0384, 230.5)

HWB

hwb(200.5, 59.6%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4a798

Analogous

#98c4bd

#98b5c4

#989fc4

Triadic

#98b5c4

#c498b5

#b5c498

Split-complementary

#98b5c4

#c4989f

#c4bd98

Tetradic

#98b5c4

#a798c4

#c4a798

#b5c498

Square

#98b5c4

#bd98c4

#c4a798

#9fc498

Shades

Color #98b5c4 mixed toward black.

#739aaf

#547e93

#3f5e6f

#2a3f4a

#151f25

Tints

Color #98b5c4 mixed toward white.

#a9c1ce

#baced8

#cbdae1

#dde6eb

#eef3f5

Tones

Color #98b5c4 mixed toward gray.

#9cb4c0

#9fb3bd

#a3b1b9

#a7b0b5

#aaafb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a6c1 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#a4a1c0 · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#9abebd · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #98b5c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98b5c4]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#98b5c4 (#98b5c4) is rgb(152, 181, 196) in RGB.

No, #98b5c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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