#98b3db

Color #98b3db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.14 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#98b3db

RGB

rgb(152, 179, 219)

HSL

hsl(215.8, 48.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.8, 30.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.6%, 18.3%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(72.25, 0.01, -23.13)

LCH

lch(72.25, 23.13, 270.02)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.065, 258.1)

HWB

hwb(215.8, 59.6%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbc098

Analogous

#98d4db

#98b3db

#9e98db

Triadic

#98b3db

#db98b3

#b3db98

Split-complementary

#98b3db

#db9e98

#d4db98

Tetradic

#98b3db

#c098db

#dbc098

#b3db98

Square

#98b3db

#db98d4

#dbc098

#98db9e

Shades

Color #98b3db mixed toward black.

#6a91cb

#4070b7

#305489

#20385c

#101c2e

Tints

Color #98b3db mixed toward white.

#a9c0e1

#bacce7

#cbd9ed

#dde6f3

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #98b3db mixed toward gray.

#9db4d5

#a3b5d0

#a9b6ca

#aeb7c5

#b4b8bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a5d2 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#a3a1d0 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#99cbc9 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98b3db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98b3db]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#98b3db (#98b3db) is rgb(152, 179, 219) in RGB.

No, #98b3db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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