#98aede

Color #98aede

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.45 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#98aede

RGB

rgb(152, 174, 222)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 51.5%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 31.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.5%, 21.6%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(71.02, 3.51, -26.64)

LCH

lch(71.02, 26.87, 277.51)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0737, 265.49)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 59.6%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dec898

Analogous

#98d1de

#98aede

#a598de

Triadic

#98aede

#de98ae

#aede98

Split-complementary

#98aede

#dea598

#d1de98

Tetradic

#98aede

#c898de

#dec898

#aede98

Square

#98aede

#de98d1

#dec898

#98dea5

Shades

Color #98aede mixed toward black.

#6989cf

#3c65bd

#2d4c8e

#1e325e

#0f192f

Tints

Color #98aede mixed toward white.

#a9bbe3

#bac9e9

#cbd6ee

#dde4f4

#eef1f9

Tones

Color #98aede mixed toward gray.

#9eb0d8

#a4b2d2

#a9b4cc

#afb7c7

#b5b9c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2d4 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#a19fd1 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#99cbc9 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98aede;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98aede]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#98aede (#98aede) is rgb(152, 174, 222) in RGB.

No, #98aede 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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