What color is #98A5C9?

#98A5C9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A5C9?

The RGB value is 152, 165, 201: 152 red, 165 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A5C9?

The complementary color is #C9BC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A5C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A5C9 color

#98A5C9 rgb(152, 165, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #98A5C9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 64.7% green and 78.8% blue (152, 165, 201).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 31% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#98A5C9 color codes

HEX	`#98A5C9`
RGB	`rgb(152, 165, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 64.7%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 31%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 18%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.87, 3.37, -19.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.87, 20.18, 279.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.944, 37.802, 60.597)`
Decimal	`10003913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A5C9, 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 #98A5C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A5C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #98A5C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a5c9; }
.text { color: #98a5c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a5c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 165 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a5c9, #a398c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #98A5C9?: #98A5C9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A5C9?: The RGB value is 152, 165, 201: 152 red, 165 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A5C9?: The complementary color is #C9BC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A5C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.