#98a0cc

Color #98a0cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.53 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#98a0cc

RGB

rgb(152, 160, 204)

HSL

hsl(230.8, 33.8%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.8, 25.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.5%, 21.6%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(66.65, 6.88, -23.42)

LCH

lch(66.65, 24.41, 286.37)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0648, 276.64)

HWB

hwb(230.8, 59.6%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc498

Analogous

#98bacc

#98a0cc

#aa98cc

Triadic

#98a0cc

#cc98a0

#a0cc98

Split-complementary

#98a0cc

#ccaa98

#bacc98

Tetradic

#98a0cc

#c498cc

#ccc498

#a0cc98

Square

#98a0cc

#cc98ba

#ccc498

#98ccaa

Shades

Color #98a0cc mixed toward black.

#707bb8

#4f5b9f

#3b4477

#272d4f

#141728

Tints

Color #98a0cc mixed toward white.

#a9b0d5

#bac0dd

#cbcfe6

#dddfee

#eeeff7

Tones

Color #98a0cc mixed toward gray.

#9ca3c8

#a1a6c3

#a5a9bf

#a9acbb

#aeafb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cc3 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#9b9ac0 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#98bbb9 · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #98a0cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98a0cc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#98a0cc (#98a0cc) is rgb(152, 160, 204) in RGB.

No, #98a0cc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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