#98a3c5

Color #98a3c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.73 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#98a3c5

RGB

rgb(152, 163, 197)

HSL

hsl(225.3, 28%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.3, 22.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.8%, 17.3%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(67.2, 3.54, -18.7)

LCH

lch(67.2, 19.03, 280.72)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0511, 271.01)

HWB

hwb(225.3, 59.6%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5ba98

Analogous

#98b9c5

#98a3c5

#a398c5

Triadic

#98a3c5

#c598a3

#a3c598

Split-complementary

#98a3c5

#c5a398

#b9c598

Tetradic

#98a3c5

#ba98c5

#c5ba98

#a3c598

Square

#98a3c5

#c598b9

#c5ba98

#98c5a3

Shades

Color #98a3c5 mixed toward black.

#7382b0

#546495

#3f4b70

#2a324a

#151925

Tints

Color #98a3c5 mixed toward white.

#a9b2cf

#bac2d8

#cbd1e2

#dde0ec

#eef0f5

Tones

Color #98a3c5 mixed toward gray.

#9ca5c1

#9fa7bd

#a3a9ba

#a7abb6

#abadb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dbd · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#9c9bbc · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#99b7b6 · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98a3c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98a3c5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#98a3c5 (#98a3c5) is rgb(152, 163, 197) in RGB.

No, #98a3c5 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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