#998bd8

Color #998bd8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.36 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#998bd8

RGB

rgb(153, 139, 216)

HSL

hsl(250.9, 49.7%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.9, 35.6%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.2%, 35.6%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(61.82, 22.13, -37.57)

LCH

lch(61.82, 43.6, 300.5)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.1125, 291.43)

HWB

hwb(250.9, 54.5%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cad88b

Analogous

#8ba3d8

#998bd8

#bf8bd8

Triadic

#998bd8

#d8998b

#8bd899

Split-complementary

#998bd8

#d8bf8b

#a3d88b

Tetradic

#998bd8

#d88bca

#cad88b

#8bd899

Square

#998bd8

#d88ba3

#cad88b

#8bd8bf

Shades

Color #998bd8 mixed toward black.

#725fc9

#513cb1

#3d2d85

#281e59

#140f2c

Tints

Color #998bd8 mixed toward white.

#aa9edf

#bbb2e5

#ccc5ec

#ddd8f2

#eeecf9

Tones

Color #998bd8 mixed toward gray.

#9d91d2

#a198cb

#a59ec5

#a9a5be

#adabb8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393c9 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#9495c5 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#98bcb9 · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #998bd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998bd8]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#998bd8 (#998bd8) is rgb(153, 139, 216) in RGB.

No, #998bd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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