#98a4b8

Color #98a4b8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.37 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#98a4b8

RGB

rgb(152, 164, 184)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 18.4%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 17.4%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 10.9%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(67.04, 0.02, -11.72)

LCH

lch(67.04, 11.72, 270.1)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0322, 260.71)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 59.6%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8ac98

Analogous

#98b4b8

#98a4b8

#9c98b8

Triadic

#98a4b8

#b898a4

#a4b898

Split-complementary

#98a4b8

#b89c98

#b4b898

Tetradic

#98a4b8

#ac98b8

#b8ac98

#a4b898

Square

#98a4b8

#b898b4

#b8ac98

#98b89c

Shades

Color #98a4b8 mixed toward black.

#7787a1

#5b6b85

#455063

#2e3542

#171b21

Tints

Color #98a4b8 mixed toward white.

#a9b3c4

#bac2d0

#ccd2dc

#dde1e7

#eef0f3

Tones

Color #98a4b8 mixed toward gray.

#9ba5b5

#9da5b3

#a0a6b0

#a3a7ad

#a5a7ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9db3 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#9d9cb2 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#99b0af · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #98a4b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98a4b8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#98a4b8 (#98a4b8) is rgb(152, 164, 184) in RGB.

No, #98a4b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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