#998af3

Color #998af3

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 10.64 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#998af3

RGB

rgb(153, 138, 243)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 81.4%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 43.2%, 95.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(37%, 43.2%, 0%, 4.7%)

LAB

lab(62.86, 29.71, -50.91)

LCH

lch(62.86, 58.94, 300.27)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.1511, 288.36)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 54.1%, 4.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4f38a

Analogous

#8aaff3

#998af3

#ce8af3

Triadic

#998af3

#f3998a

#8af399

Split-complementary

#998af3

#f3ce8a

#aff38a

Tetradic

#998af3

#f38ae4

#e4f38a

#8af399

Square

#998af3

#f38aaf

#e4f38a

#8af3ce

Shades

Color #998af3 mixed toward black.

#6750ed

#3518e6

#2812ad

#1b0c73

#0d063a

Tints

Color #998af3 mixed toward white.

#aa9df5

#bbb1f7

#ccc4f9

#ddd8fb

#eeebfd

Tones

Color #998af3 mixed toward gray.

#9f93ea

#a69be1

#aca4d9

#b2add0

#b8b6c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393df · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#9495da · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#98ceca · ΔE 31.7

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #998af3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998af3]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#998af3 (#998af3) is rgb(153, 138, 243) in RGB.

No, #998af3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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