#998faf

Color #998faf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#998faf

RGB

rgb(153, 143, 175)

HSL

hsl(258.8, 16.7%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.8, 18.3%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 18.3%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(61.23, 10.15, -15.41)

LCH

lch(61.23, 18.45, 303.37)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.048, 299.34)

HWB

hwb(258.8, 56.1%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5af8f

Analogous

#8f95af

#998faf

#a98faf

Triadic

#998faf

#af998f

#8faf99

Split-complementary

#998faf

#afa98f

#95af8f

Tetradic

#998faf

#af8fa5

#a5af8f

#8faf99

Square

#998faf

#af8f95

#a5af8f

#8fafa9

Shades

Color #998faf mixed toward black.

#7d7099

#63587c

#4b425d

#322c3e

#19161f

Tints

Color #998faf mixed toward white.

#aaa2bc

#bbb4ca

#ccc7d7

#dddae4

#eeecf2

Tones

Color #998faf mixed toward gray.

#9a92ac

#9b94aa

#9c97a7

#9d9aa4

#9e9ca2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595a8 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#9596a6 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#99a2a1 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 14.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #998faf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998faf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#998faf (#998faf) is rgb(153, 143, 175) in RGB.

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

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