#98bbcc

Color #98bbcc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.49 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#98bbcc

RGB

rgb(152, 187, 204)

HSL

hsl(199.6, 33.8%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.6, 25.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.5%, 8.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(73.92, -7.9, -12.43)

LCH

lch(73.92, 14.73, 237.56)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0449, 228.97)

HWB

hwb(199.6, 59.6%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cca998

Analogous

#98ccc3

#98bbcc

#98a1cc

Triadic

#98bbcc

#cc98bb

#bbcc98

Split-complementary

#98bbcc

#cc98a1

#ccc398

Tetradic

#98bbcc

#a998cc

#cca998

#bbcc98

Square

#98bbcc

#c398cc

#cca998

#a1cc98

Shades

Color #98bbcc mixed toward black.

#70a1b8

#4f859f

#3b6377

#27424f

#142128

Tints

Color #98bbcc mixed toward white.

#a9c6d5

#bad2dd

#cbdde6

#dde8ee

#eef4f7

Tones

Color #98bbcc mixed toward gray.

#9cbac8

#a1b8c3

#a5b7bf

#a9b5bb

#aeb3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a9c8 · ΔE 15.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a4c7 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#9ac5c4 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 12.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98bbcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98bbcc]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#98bbcc (#98bbcc) is rgb(152, 187, 204) in RGB.

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

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