#098BDC Color

#098BDC is rgb(9, 139, 220) in RGB, hsl(203, 92%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 37%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bleu de France (#318CE7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#098BDC

HEX#098BDC

RGBrgb(9, 139, 220)

HSLhsl(203, 92%, 45%)

HSVhsv(203, 96%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(96%, 37%, 0%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.156 245.8)

LABlab(54.98% -8.48 -50.86)

LCHlch(54.98% 51.56 260.53)

What #098BDC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #098BDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 7.13 Green-blue (Crayola)#2887C8ΔE 9 Ocean Boat Blue#0077BEΔE 9.1 French Blue#0072BBΔE 10.41 United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 10.49 Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 10.53

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#098BDC Channel Values

How #098BDC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 9 · G 139 · B 220	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 203° · S 92% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 203° · S 96% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 96% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.66:1 vs white · 5.74:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #098BDC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #098BDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #098BDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #098BDC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #098BDC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#098BDC

Protanopia#8080DC

Protanomaly#6584DC

Deuteranopia#7474DD

Deuteranomaly#5B7EDD

Tritanopia#009898

Tritanomaly#0093B7

Achromatopsia#868686

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Using #098BDC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-098bdc: #098BDC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #098BDC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-098bdc': '#098BDC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.035, green: 0.545, blue: 0.863)

Android XML<color name="color_098bdc">#098BDC</color>

SVG fillfill="#098BDC"

More Blue Colors

#098BDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

0a0a2e 09090b 0b10a2 082567 0b1f3a 081335 0c0c3c 0769a6 0c2b64 07193b 0d0d3b 06061d 18187b 23297a 3333cc 45556c 5b92e5 71a6d2 8ba8b7 a7b9f1 c5d4e7 e6e6fa 000070 0038a8

#098BDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #098BDC?

#098BDC is a mid-tone blue — rgb(9, 139, 220) in RGB and hsl(203, 92%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bleu de France (#318CE7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.13.

What is the RGB value of #098BDC?

#098BDC is rgb(9, 139, 220) — red 9, green 139, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #098BDC?

#098BDC converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 37%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #098BDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #098BDC scores 3.66:1 against white and 5.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #098BDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #098BDC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 13.13, which is visibly different.

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