#98b8ff

Color #98b8ff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.13 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#98b8ff

RGB

rgb(152, 184, 255)

HSL

hsl(221.4, 100%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.4, 40.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.4%, 27.8%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(74.93, 6.58, -38.49)

LCH

lch(74.93, 39.05, 279.7)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.1078, 265.37)

HWB

hwb(221.4, 59.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffdf98

Analogous

#98ebff

#98b8ff

#ac98ff

Triadic

#98b8ff

#ff98b8

#b8ff98

Split-complementary

#98b8ff

#ffac98

#ebff98

Tetradic

#98b8ff

#df98ff

#ffdf98

#b8ff98

Square

#98b8ff

#ff98eb

#ffdf98

#98ffac

Shades

Color #98b8ff mixed toward black.

#5489ff

#105aff

#003fcb

#002a88

#001544

Tints

Color #98b8ff mixed toward white.

#a9c4ff

#bad0ff

#cbdbff

#dde7ff

#eef3ff

Tones

Color #98b8ff mixed toward gray.

#a1bbf6

#a9beee

#b2c2e5

#bac5dd

#c3c8d4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7f0 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#a5a2ed · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#9ae4e1 · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 20.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #98b8ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98b8ff]

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

#98b8ff (#98b8ff) is rgb(152, 184, 255) in RGB.

No, #98b8ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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