#998fcc

Color #998fcc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 20.63 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#998fcc

RGB

rgb(153, 143, 204)

HSL

hsl(249.8, 37.4%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.8, 29.9%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 29.9%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(62.32, 16.85, -30.09)

LCH

lch(62.32, 34.49, 299.25)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0893, 291.34)

HWB

hwb(249.8, 56.1%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2cc8f

Analogous

#8fa3cc

#998fcc

#b78fcc

Triadic

#998fcc

#cc998f

#8fcc99

Split-complementary

#998fcc

#ccb78f

#a3cc8f

Tetradic

#998fcc

#cc8fc2

#c2cc8f

#8fcc99

Square

#998fcc

#cc8fa3

#c2cc8f

#8fccb7

Shades

Color #998fcc mixed toward black.

#7567ba

#56489f

#413677

#2b244f

#161228

Tints

Color #998fcc mixed toward white.

#aaa2d4

#bbb4dd

#ccc7e5

#dddaee

#eeecf6

Tones

Color #998fcc mixed toward gray.

#9c94c7

#a099c2

#a39ebd

#a7a3b8

#aaa8b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595c0 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#9596bc · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#99b5b2 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #998fcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998fcc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#998fcc (#998fcc) is rgb(153, 143, 204) in RGB.

No, #998fcc 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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