#98b5e2

Color #98b5e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.01 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#98b5e2

RGB

rgb(152, 181, 226)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 56.1%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 32.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.7%, 19.9%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(73.03, 0.66, -25.75)

LCH

lch(73.03, 25.76, 271.47)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0723, 259.08)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 59.6%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2c598

Analogous

#98dae2

#98b5e2

#a098e2

Triadic

#98b5e2

#e298b5

#b5e298

Split-complementary

#98b5e2

#e2a098

#dae298

Tetradic

#98b5e2

#c598e2

#e2c598

#b5e298

Square

#98b5e2

#e298da

#e2c598

#98e2a0

Shades

Color #98b5e2 mixed toward black.

#6792d4

#376fc5

#295393

#1c3762

#0e1c31

Tints

Color #98b5e2 mixed toward white.

#a9c1e7

#baceec

#cbdaf1

#dde6f5

#eef3fa

Tones

Color #98b5e2 mixed toward gray.

#9eb6dc

#a4b8d6

#aab9cf

#b1bac9

#b7bcc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a6d8 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a1d6 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#9ad0ce · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98b5e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98b5e2]

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

#98b5e2 (#98b5e2) is rgb(152, 181, 226) in RGB.

No, #98b5e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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