Information about #98AFBD color
Basic facts about this digital color
#98AFBD is a calm, restrained steel-blue azure that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Nepal (#93AAB9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Williamsburg Blue (#9DA8BD) and Moby (#8EB2BE).
The recipe behind #98AFBD is rgb(152, 175, 189), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. No one has named #98AFBD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#98AFBD color variations
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#98AFBD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#98AFBD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#98AFBD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#98AFBD color hues
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#98AFBD color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #98AFBD color
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Nearest named colors to #98AFBD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#93AAB9
#9DA8BD
#8EB2BE
#92ACB4
#A2B4BA
#9DB6C6
#93A2BA
#93A2B7
#8BA8B7
#89B1C2
#98B7AF
#A2AAB1
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#98AFBD
- RGB152, 175, 189
- CMYK15, 5, 0, 26
- CSSrgb(152, 175, 189)
- HSL203°, 22%, 67%
- HSL Precise202.703°, 21.893%, 66.863%
- HSV203°, 20%, 74%
- HSB203°, 20%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
- GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.686, 0.741)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.686, 0.741, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.686, 0.741)
- Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID98AFBD
- DECIMAL ID10006461
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers311 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
