#998ecf

Color #998ecf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.45 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#998ecf

RGB

rgb(153, 142, 207)

HSL

hsl(250.2, 40.4%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.2, 31.4%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.1%, 31.4%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(62.19, 18.16, -31.97)

LCH

lch(62.19, 36.77, 299.6)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0952, 291.44)

HWB

hwb(250.2, 55.7%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4cf8e

Analogous

#8ea3cf

#998ecf

#b98ecf

Triadic

#998ecf

#cf998e

#8ecf99

Split-complementary

#998ecf

#cfb98e

#a3cf8e

Tetradic

#998ecf

#cf8ec4

#c4cf8e

#8ecf99

Square

#998ecf

#cf8ea3

#c4cf8e

#8ecfb9

Shades

Color #998ecf mixed toward black.

#7465be

#5545a3

#40347a

#2b2352

#151129

Tints

Color #998ecf mixed toward white.

#aaa1d7

#bbb4df

#ccc6e7

#ddd9ef

#eeecf7

Tones

Color #998ecf mixed toward gray.

#9d93ca

#a099c4

#a49ebf

#a7a4b9

#aba9b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494c2 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#9596be · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#98b7b4 · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #998ecf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998ecf]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#998ecf (#998ecf) is rgb(153, 142, 207) in RGB.

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

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