#98b2dd

Color #98b2dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.54 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#98b2dd

RGB

rgb(152, 178, 221)

HSL

hsl(217.4, 50.4%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.4, 31.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.2%, 19.5%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(72.05, 1.06, -24.52)

LCH

lch(72.05, 24.54, 272.48)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0685, 260.41)

HWB

hwb(217.4, 59.6%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddc398

Analogous

#98d4dd

#98b2dd

#a098dd

Triadic

#98b2dd

#dd98b2

#b2dd98

Split-complementary

#98b2dd

#dda098

#d4dd98

Tetradic

#98b2dd

#c398dd

#ddc398

#b2dd98

Square

#98b2dd

#dd98d4

#ddc398

#98dda0

Shades

Color #98b2dd mixed toward black.

#698fce

#3e6dbb

#2e528c

#1f365d

#0f1b2f

Tints

Color #98b2dd mixed toward white.

#a9bfe3

#bacce8

#cbd8ee

#dde5f4

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #98b2dd mixed toward gray.

#9eb3d7

#a3b5d1

#a9b6cc

#afb8c6

#b5b9c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4d4 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#a2a0d1 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#99ccca · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98b2dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98b2dd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#98b2dd (#98b2dd) is rgb(152, 178, 221) in RGB.

No, #98b2dd 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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