#98aec6

Color #98aec6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.33 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#98aec6

RGB

rgb(152, 174, 198)

HSL

hsl(211.3, 28.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.3, 23.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.2%, 12.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(70.19, -2.29, -14.74)

LCH

lch(70.19, 14.92, 261.17)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0425, 250.63)

HWB

hwb(211.3, 59.6%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6b098

Analogous

#98c5c6

#98aec6

#9998c6

Triadic

#98aec6

#c698ae

#aec698

Split-complementary

#98aec6

#c69998

#c5c698

Tetradic

#98aec6

#b098c6

#c6b098

#aec698

Square

#98aec6

#c698c5

#c6b098

#98c699

Shades

Color #98aec6 mixed toward black.

#7290b1

#537396

#3e5671

#2a3a4b

#151d26

Tints

Color #98aec6 mixed toward white.

#a9bbcf

#bac9d9

#cbd6e2

#dde4ec

#eef1f5

Tones

Color #98aec6 mixed toward gray.

#9caec2

#a0aebe

#a3aeba

#a7afb7

#abafb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2c1 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#a19fbf · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#99bcbb · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98aec6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98aec6]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#98aec6 (#98aec6) is rgb(152, 174, 198) in RGB.

No, #98aec6 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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