Information about #9898BB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #9898BB belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(152, 152, 187) — 59.6% red, 59.6% green, 73.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 14 / 14 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9898BB is a calm, restrained deep-sea blue that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Birdcage (#9D9CB7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Logan (#9D9CB4) and Rock Blue (#93A2BA).

The recipe behind #9898BB is rgb(152, 152, 187), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9898BB: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9898BB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9898BB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9898BB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#C0C0D5

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#EAEAF1

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White

#FFFFFF

#9898BB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#6E6E9E

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#505079

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#353550

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#1A1A28

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Black

#000000

#9898BB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#8B8BA4

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Grey

#808080

#9898BB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#96A4B9

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#9898BB 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.

Complementary color schemes
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#BABA97
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#A8BA97
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#BAA897
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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#97A8BA
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#BA9797
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#97BA97
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#BA97BA
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#BABA97
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#97BA97
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#BA97A8
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#BABA97
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#97BAA8
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Nearest named colors to #9898BB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

#9898BB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9898BB
  • RGB152, 152, 187
  • CMYK14, 14, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(152, 152, 187)
  • HSL240°, 20%, 66%
  • HSL Precise240°, 20.468%, 66.471%
  • HSV240°, 19%, 73%
  • HSB240°, 19%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.596, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.596, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.596, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9898BB
  • DECIMAL ID10000571
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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