What color is #98B6FE?

#98B6FE is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98B6FE?

The RGB value is 152, 182, 254: 152 red, 182 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B6FE?

The complementary color is #FEE098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B6FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B6FE color

#98B6FE rgb(152, 182, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #98B6FE is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 71.4% green and 99.6% blue (152, 182, 254).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 98% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#98B6FE color codes

HEX	`#98B6FE`
RGB	`rgb(152, 182, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 71.4%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 98%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 28%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.37, 7.42, -38.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.37, 39.53, 280.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.561, 47.285, 100.368)`
Decimal	`10008318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B6FE, 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 #98B6FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B6FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #98B6FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b6fe; }
.text { color: #98b6fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b6fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 182 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b6fe, #ad98fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #98B6FE?: #98B6FE is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98B6FE?: The RGB value is 152, 182, 254: 152 red, 182 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B6FE?: The complementary color is #FEE098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B6FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.