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#98BDFD

#98bdfd ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#98bdfd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.92% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 218.02°, with 96.19% saturation and 79.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 7.96.

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Relative luminance0.5016

Complementary

  1. #98bdfd
  2. #fdd898

Split complementary

  1. #98bdfd
  2. #fda598
  3. #effd98

Analogous

  1. #98effd
  2. #98bdfd
  3. #a598fd

Triadic

  1. #98bdfd
  2. #fd98bd
  3. #bdfd98

Tetradic

  1. #98bdfd
  2. #d898fd
  3. #fdd898
  4. #bdfd98

Square

  1. #98bdfd
  2. #fd98ef
  3. #fdd898
  4. #98fda5

Monochromatic

  1. #055ef7
  2. #4d8dfc
  3. #98bdfd
  4. #e3edfe
  5. #ebf2ff

Shades

#98bdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #98bdfd
  2. #89aae4
  3. #7a97ca
  4. #6a84b1
  5. #5b7198
  6. #4c5f7f
  7. #3d4c65
  8. #2e394c
  9. #1e2633
  10. #0f1319
  11. #000000

Tints

#98bdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #98bdfd
  2. #a2c4fd
  3. #adcafd
  4. #b7d1fe
  5. #c1d7fe
  6. #ccdefe
  7. #d6e5fe
  8. #e0ebfe
  9. #eaf2ff
  10. #f5f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#98bdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #98bdfd
  2. #96b7f1
  3. #93b1e4
  4. #91abd8
  5. #8ea5cb
  6. #8c9fbf
  7. #8a98b2
  8. #8792a6
  9. #858c99
  10. #82868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afbcd9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6c1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb8fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76cbd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1bfff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9abafc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85c5e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-98bdfd {
  color: #98bdfd;
}
Background
.bg-98bdfd {
  background-color: #98bdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-98bdfd {
  border: 2px solid #98bdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #98bdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 96% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-98bdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #98bdfd, #a598fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-98bdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.96 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.50 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.26 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.40 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.85 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.46 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.51 #674202 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#98bdfd  rgb(152, 189, 253)  hsl(218, 96%, 79%)  Light Steel Blue
#fdd898  rgb(253, 216, 152)  hsl(38, 96%, 79%)  Sunset
#fd98bd  rgb(253, 152, 189)  hsl(338, 96%, 79%)  Carnation Pink
#bdfd98  rgb(189, 253, 152)  hsl(98, 96%, 79%)  Pale Green