Skip to content

#98AEDC Color

#98AEDC is rgb(152, 174, 220) in RGB, hsl(221, 49%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 21%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#98AEDC
HEX#98AEDC
RGBrgb(152, 174, 220)
HSLhsl(221, 49%, 73%)
HSVhsv(221, 31%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 21%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.071 264.8)
LABlab(70.64% 0.17 -26.02)
LCHlch(70.64% 26.02 270.37)

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

Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 5.63Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.95Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 8.11Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.9Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 10.39Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 10.83

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

#98AEDC Channel Values

How #98AEDC 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 174 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 49% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 31% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #98AEDC 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #98AEDC

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

Base
#98AEDC
Complementary
#DCC798
Analogous
#98D0DC
Analogous
#A598DC
Triadic
#DC98AE
Triadic
#AEDC98
Split comp.
#DCA598
Split comp.
#D0DC98

Tints & Shades of #98AEDC

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

#A8BAE1
#B3C3E5
#C2CFEA
#CED8EE
#DDE4F3
#E8EDF7

Shades

#7290CF
#4C72C2
#385AA3
#2C4781
#1F325B
#121D35

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

How #98AEDC 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#98AEDC
Protanopia#ABABDC
Protanomaly#A3ACDC
Deuteranopia#A7A7DC
Deuteranomaly#A1AADC
Tritanopia#8FB5B5
Tritanomaly#93B2C6
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #98AEDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-98aedc: #98AEDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #98AEDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-98aedc': '#98AEDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.682, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_98aedc">#98AEDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#98AEDC"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#98AEDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #98AEDC?

#98AEDC is a light blue — rgb(152, 174, 220) in RGB and hsl(221, 49%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #98AEDC?

#98AEDC is rgb(152, 174, 220) — red 152, green 174, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #98AEDC?

#98AEDC converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 21%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #98AEDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #98AEDC scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #98AEDC 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 13.4, which is visibly different.

Open #98AEDC in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every blue in the color library, the guide to shades of blue, or the full color library.