#98c5e5

Color #98c5e5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 7.86 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#98c5e5

RGB

rgb(152, 197, 229)

HSL

hsl(204.9, 59.7%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.9, 33.6%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.6%, 14%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(77.44, -7.21, -20.66)

LCH

lch(77.44, 21.88, 250.76)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.0658, 239.57)

HWB

hwb(204.9, 59.6%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5b898

Analogous

#98e5de

#98c5e5

#989fe5

Triadic

#98c5e5

#e598c5

#c5e598

Split-complementary

#98c5e5

#e5989f

#e5de98

Tetradic

#98c5e5

#b898e5

#e5b898

#c5e598

Square

#98c5e5

#de98e5

#e5b898

#9fe598

Shades

Color #98c5e5 mixed toward black.

#65a9d8

#338ccb

#266998

#1a4665

#0d2333

Tints

Color #98c5e5 mixed toward white.

#a9cfe9

#bad8ee

#cbe2f2

#ddecf6

#eef5fb

Tones

Color #98c5e5 mixed toward gray.

#9ec4df

#a5c3d8

#abc2d2

#b2c1cb

#b8c0c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adaede · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#aba7dc · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#9bd8d7 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98c5e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98c5e5]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#98c5e5 (#98c5e5) is rgb(152, 197, 229) in RGB.

No, #98c5e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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