What color is #98A1C3?

#98A1C3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A1C3?

The RGB value is 152, 161, 195: 152 red, 161 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A1C3?

The complementary color is #C3BA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A1C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A1C3 color

#98A1C3 rgb(152, 161, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #98A1C3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 63.1% green and 76.5% blue (152, 161, 195).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 26% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#98A1C3 color codes

HEX	`#98A1C3`
RGB	`rgb(152, 161, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 63.1%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 26%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.6, 4.19, -18.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.6, 18.97, 282.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.542, 36.104, 56.715)`
Decimal	`10002883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A1C3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #98A1C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A1C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #98A1C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a1c3; }
.text { color: #98a1c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a1c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 161 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a1c3, #a598c3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #98A1C3?: #98A1C3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A1C3?: The RGB value is 152, 161, 195: 152 red, 161 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A1C3?: The complementary color is #C3BA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A1C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.