#988cff

Color #988cff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.85 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#988cff

RGB

rgb(152, 140, 255)

HSL

hsl(246.3, 100%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.3, 45.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.4%, 45.1%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(63.88, 31.56, -55.88)

LCH

lch(63.88, 64.18, 299.46)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.1644, 286.1)

HWB

hwb(246.3, 54.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f3ff8c

Analogous

#8cbaff

#988cff

#d28cff

Triadic

#988cff

#ff988c

#8cff98

Split-complementary

#988cff

#ffd28c

#baff8c

Tetradic

#988cff

#ff8cf3

#f3ff8c

#8cff98

Square

#988cff

#ff8cba

#f3ff8c

#8cffd2

Shades

Color #988cff mixed toward black.

#5d4aff

#2209ff

#1500c6

#0e0084

#070042

Tints

Color #988cff mixed toward white.

#a99fff

#bbb3ff

#ccc6ff

#ddd9ff

#eeecff

Tones

Color #988cff mixed toward gray.

#a096f5

#a79fec

#afa9e2

#b7b3d9

#bebccf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393ea · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#9495e4 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#97d7d3 · ΔE 33.4

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 26.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #988cff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#988cff]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#988cff (#988cff) is rgb(152, 140, 255) in RGB.

No, #988cff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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