#98aed1

Color #98aed1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.49 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#98aed1

RGB

rgb(152, 174, 209)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 38.3%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 27.3%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.3%, 16.7%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(70.56, 0.31, -20.23)

LCH

lch(70.56, 20.23, 270.88)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0563, 259.67)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 59.6%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1bb98

Analogous

#98cbd1

#98aed1

#9e98d1

Triadic

#98aed1

#d198ae

#aed198

Split-complementary

#98aed1

#d19e98

#cbd198

Tetradic

#98aed1

#bb98d1

#d1bb98

#aed198

Square

#98aed1

#d198cb

#d1bb98

#98d19e

Shades

Color #98aed1 mixed toward black.

#6e8dbe

#4a6ea6

#38527d

#253753

#131b2a

Tints

Color #98aed1 mixed toward white.

#a9bcd9

#bac9e0

#ccd7e8

#dde4f0

#eef2f7

Tones

Color #98aed1 mixed toward gray.

#9dafcc

#a2b0c8

#a6b1c3

#abb2be

#b0b3b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2c9 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#a19fc7 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#99c3c1 · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #98aed1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98aed1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#98aed1 (#98aed1) is rgb(152, 174, 209) in RGB.

No, #98aed1 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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