#98bdfa

Color #98bdfa

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 14.9 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#98bdfa

RGB

rgb(152, 189, 250)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 90.7%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 39.2%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.2%, 24.4%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(76.05, 2.49, -34.08)

LCH

lch(76.05, 34.17, 274.18)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0961, 260.23)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 59.6%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fad598

Analogous

#98eefa

#98bdfa

#a498fa

Triadic

#98bdfa

#fa98bd

#bdfa98

Split-complementary

#98bdfa

#faa498

#eefa98

Tetradic

#98bdfa

#d598fa

#fad598

#bdfa98

Square

#98bdfa

#fa98ee

#fad598

#98faa4

Shades

Color #98bdfa mixed toward black.

#5894f7

#186bf4

#094ec0

#063480

#031a40

Tints

Color #98bdfa mixed toward white.

#a9c8fb

#bad3fc

#cbdefc

#dde9fd

#eef4fe

Tones

Color #98bdfa mixed toward gray.

#a0bff2

#a8c1ea

#b0c3e1

#b9c5d9

#c1c7d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aaed · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#a7a4ea · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#9ae2e0 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 19.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #98bdfa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98bdfa]

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

#98bdfa (#98bdfa) is rgb(152, 189, 250) in RGB.

No, #98bdfa 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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