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Blue Munsell

#0D98BA

Conversions

HEX#0D98BA

RGBrgb(13, 152, 186)

HSLhsl(192, 87%, 39%)

HSVhsv(192, 93%, 73%)

CMYKcmyk(93%, 18%, 0%, 27%)

Copy CSS

color: #0d98ba;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(13, 152, 186);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(192, 87%, 39%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 3.38 : 1

On ink blackPass · 5.67 : 1

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About Blue Munsell

Blue Munsell is the hex color #0D98BA, which translates to rgb(13, 152, 186) in RGB and hsl(192, 87%, 39%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 192 degrees, with a saturation of 87 percent and a lightness of 39 percent. That combination gives Blue Munsell a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Blue Munsell compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is steelblue (#4682B4), a CIE76 distance of 18.4 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is cyan-600 (#0092B8), at a distance of 3.5. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Pacific Blue at 6.6. Sorted by lightness, Blue Munsell is number 7 of the 30 blue colors here.

Text on Blue Munsell

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Blue Munsell, led by Ink black at 5.67:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Blue Munsell already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Blue Munsell. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	3.38:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	5.67:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	3.05:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Blue Munsell

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Blue Munsell for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Blue Munsell

Format	Value
HEX	#0D98BA
RGB	rgb(13, 152, 186)
HSL	hsl(192, 87%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(192, 93%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(93%, 18%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCH	oklch(63.03% 0.1140 221.56)
CIELAB	lab(58.12 -20.82 -26.93)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.