#998ccc

Color #998ccc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 20.27 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#998ccc

RGB

rgb(153, 140, 204)

HSL

hsl(252.2, 38.6%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.2, 31.4%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 31.4%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(61.56, 18.58, -31.27)

LCH

lch(61.56, 36.37, 300.72)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0941, 293.02)

HWB

hwb(252.2, 54.9%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfcc8c

Analogous

#8c9fcc

#998ccc

#b98ccc

Triadic

#998ccc

#cc998c

#8ccc99

Split-complementary

#998ccc

#ccb98c

#9fcc8c

Tetradic

#998ccc

#cc8cbf

#bfcc8c

#8ccc99

Square

#998ccc

#cc8c9f

#bfcc8c

#8cccb9

Shades

Color #998ccc mixed toward black.

#7664bb

#58469f

#423577

#2c2350

#161228

Tints

Color #998ccc mixed toward white.

#aa9fd5

#bbb2dd

#ccc6e6

#ddd9ee

#eeecf7

Tones

Color #998ccc mixed toward gray.

#9c91c7

#9f97c1

#a39cbc

#a6a1b7

#a9a7b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9493bf · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#9495bc · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#98b4b1 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 21.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #998ccc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998ccc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#998ccc (#998ccc) is rgb(153, 140, 204) in RGB.

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

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