#98befa

Color #98befa

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 14.2 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#98befa

RGB

rgb(152, 190, 250)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 90.7%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 39.2%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.2%, 24%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(76.32, 1.95, -33.67)

LCH

lch(76.32, 33.73, 273.31)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0952, 259.35)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 59.6%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fad498

Analogous

#98effa

#98befa

#a398fa

Triadic

#98befa

#fa98be

#befa98

Split-complementary

#98befa

#faa398

#effa98

Tetradic

#98befa

#d498fa

#fad498

#befa98

Square

#98befa

#fa98ef

#fad498

#98faa3

Shades

Color #98befa mixed toward black.

#5896f7

#186df4

#0950c0

#063580

#031b40

Tints

Color #98befa mixed toward white.

#a9c9fb

#bad4fc

#cbdefc

#dde9fd

#eef4fe

Tones

Color #98befa mixed toward gray.

#a0c0f2

#a8c2ea

#b0c3e1

#b9c5d9

#c1c7d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaed · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a5ea · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#9ae3e0 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 19.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #98befa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98befa]

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

#98befa (#98befa) is rgb(152, 190, 250) in RGB.

No, #98befa 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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