What color is #98B2ED?

#98B2ED is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98B2ED?

The RGB value is 152, 178, 237: 152 red, 178 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B2ED?

The complementary color is #EDD398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B2ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B2ED color

#98B2ED rgb(152, 178, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #98B2ED is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 69.8% green and 92.9% blue (152, 178, 237).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 70% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#98B2ED color codes

HEX	`#98B2ED`
RGB	`rgb(152, 178, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 69.8%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 70%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 36%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 25%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.65, 5.13, -32.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.65, 32.72, 279.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.151, 44.629, 86.392)`
Decimal	`10007277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B2ED, 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 #98B2ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B2ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #98B2ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b2ed; }
.text { color: #98b2ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b2ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 178 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b2ed, #a898ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #98B2ED?: #98B2ED is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98B2ED?: The RGB value is 152, 178, 237: 152 red, 178 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B2ED?: The complementary color is #EDD398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B2ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.