What color is #98A6CC?

#98A6CC 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 #98A6CC?

The RGB value is 152, 166, 204: 152 red, 166 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A6CC?

The complementary color is #CCBE98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A6CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A6CC color

#98A6CC rgb(152, 166, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #98A6CC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 65.1% green and 80% blue (152, 166, 204).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 34% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#98A6CC color codes

HEX	`#98A6CC`
RGB	`rgb(152, 166, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 65.1%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 34%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.25, 3.53, -20.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.25, 21.29, 279.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.481, 38.306, 62.534)`
Decimal	`10004172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A6CC, 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 #98A6CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A6CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #98A6CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a6cc; }
.text { color: #98a6cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a6cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 166 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a6cc, #a498cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #98A6CC?: #98A6CC 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 #98A6CC?: The RGB value is 152, 166, 204: 152 red, 166 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A6CC?: The complementary color is #CCBE98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A6CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.