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#98AAC3 Color

#98AAC3 is rgb(152, 170, 195) in RGB, hsl(215, 26%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#98AAC3
HEX#98AAC3
RGBrgb(152, 170, 195)
HSLhsl(215, 26%, 68%)
HSVhsv(215, 22%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.042 256.6)
LABlab(68.83% -2.38 -15.07)
LCHlch(68.83% 15.26 261.01)

What #98AAC3 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 #98AAC3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.13Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 6.87Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 7.05Manatee#979AAAΔE 8.9Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 9.21Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 9.45

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#98AAC3 Channel Values

How #98AAC3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 152 · G 170 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 215° · S 26% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 215° · S 22% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #98AAC3 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 text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #98AAC3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #98AAC3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #98AAC3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#98AAC3
Complementary
#C3B198
Analogous
#98BFC3
Analogous
#9C98C3
Triadic
#C398AA
Triadic
#AAC398
Split comp.
#C39C98
Split comp.
#BFC398

Tints & Shades of #98AAC3

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.

Tints

#A5B5CA
#B5C2D4
#C2CCDB
#CFD7E3
#DCE2EA
#ECEFF4

Shades

#7B92B2
#5E7AA1
#4D6484
#3A4C64
#2A3647
#19202A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #98AAC3.

How #98AAC3 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#98AAC3
Protanopia#A7A7C3
Protanomaly#A1A8C3
Deuteranopia#A4A4C3
Deuteranomaly#A0A7C3
Tritanopia#94ADAD
Tritanomaly#96ACB6
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #98AAC3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-98aac3: #98AAC3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #98AAC3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-98aac3': '#98AAC3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.667, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_98aac3">#98AAC3</color>
SVG fillfill="#98AAC3"

More Blue Colors

#98AAC3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#98AAC3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #98AAC3?

#98AAC3 is a light blue — rgb(152, 170, 195) in RGB and hsl(215, 26%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #98AAC3?

#98AAC3 is rgb(152, 170, 195) — red 152, green 170, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #98AAC3?

#98AAC3 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #98AAC3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #98AAC3 scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #98AAC3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #98AAC3 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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