#998df9

Color #998df9

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.72 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#998df9

RGB

rgb(153, 141, 249)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 90%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 43.4%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.6%, 43.4%, 0%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(63.88, 29.6, -52.58)

LCH

lch(63.88, 60.34, 299.38)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.1549, 286.77)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 55.3%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edf98d

Analogous

#8db7f9

#998df9

#cf8df9

Triadic

#998df9

#f9998d

#8df999

Split-complementary

#998df9

#f9cf8d

#b7f98d

Tetradic

#998df9

#f98ded

#edf98d

#8df999

Square

#998df9

#f98db7

#edf98d

#8df9cf

Shades

Color #998df9 mixed toward black.

#624ff6

#2b12f3

#1d0ab9

#14077c

#0a033e

Tints

Color #998df9 mixed toward white.

#aaa0fa

#bbb3fb

#ccc6fc

#ddd9fd

#eeecfe

Tones

Color #998df9 mixed toward gray.

#a096f0

#a79fe7

#aea8de

#b5b1d5

#bcbacc

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

#9494e5 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#9596e0 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#98d3cf · ΔE 32.3

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 25.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #998df9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998df9]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#998df9 (#998df9) is rgb(153, 141, 249) in RGB.

No, #998df9 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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