#998cbb

Color #998cbb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 21.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#998cbb

RGB

rgb(153, 140, 187)

HSL

hsl(256.6, 25.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.6, 25.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(60.88, 14.55, -22.73)

LCH

lch(60.88, 26.99, 302.62)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.07, 297.11)

HWB

hwb(256.6, 54.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aebb8c

Analogous

#8c96bb

#998cbb

#b08cbb

Triadic

#998cbb

#bb998c

#8cbb99

Split-complementary

#998cbb

#bbb08c

#96bb8c

Tetradic

#998cbb

#bb8cae

#aebb8c

#8cbb99

Square

#998cbb

#bb8c96

#aebb8c

#8cbbb0

Shades

Color #998cbb mixed toward black.

#7b6aa7

#605189

#483d67

#302844

#181422

Tints

Color #998cbb mixed toward white.

#aa9fc6

#bbb2d2

#ccc5dd

#ddd9e8

#eeecf4

Tones

Color #998cbb mixed toward gray.

#9b90b7

#9c94b3

#9e98af

#a09cab

#a2a0a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9493b1 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#9495af · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#98a9a7 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #998cbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998cbb]

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

#998cbb (#998cbb) is rgb(153, 140, 187) in RGB.

No, #998cbb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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