#98b5f4

Color #98b5f4

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 18.22 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#98b5f4

RGB

rgb(152, 181, 244)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 80.7%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 37.7%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.7%, 25.8%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(73.71, 5.31, -34.46)

LCH

lch(73.71, 34.87, 278.76)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0961, 265.17)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 59.6%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f4d798

Analogous

#98e3f4

#98b5f4

#a998f4

Triadic

#98b5f4

#f498b5

#b5f498

Split-complementary

#98b5f4

#f4a998

#e3f498

Tetradic

#98b5f4

#d798f4

#f4d798

#b5f498

Square

#98b5f4

#f498e3

#f4d798

#98f4a9

Shades

Color #98b5f4 mixed toward black.

#5c8aee

#215fe7

#1345b3

#0d2e77

#06173c

Tints

Color #98b5f4 mixed toward white.

#a9c1f6

#bacef8

#cbdaf9

#dde6fb

#eef3fd

Tones

Color #98b5f4 mixed toward gray.

#9fb8ec

#a7bbe5

#afbddd

#b7c0d5

#bec3ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a6e7 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#a4a1e3 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#9adcd9 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 19.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #98b5f4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98b5f4]

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

#98b5f4 (#98b5f4) is rgb(152, 181, 244) in RGB.

No, #98b5f4 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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