Recognised as Colour

#988BA5

#988BA5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#988BA5 is a violet with RGB values 152, 139, 165 and HSL 270°, 13%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#988BA5

RGBrgb(152, 139, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5451, 0.6471

RGB percentages59.6%, 54.5%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(270, 12.6%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 15.8%, 64.7%)

CMYK7.9%, 15.8%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,997,221

CSS custom property--colour: #988BA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#67745A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#878FA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8990A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#968E94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Slate grey · ΔE 14 Gray · ΔE 16.7 Dark grey · ΔE 18.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.2 Thistle · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#98A58B

Analogous#8B8BA5, #A58BA5

Triadic#A5988B, #8BA598

Split complementary#A5A58B, #8BA58B

Tetradic#A58B8B, #98A58B, #8BA5A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#E5E1E8

Lighter +20%#CBC4D2

Lighter +10%#B2A8BB

Darker −10%#7F6F8E

Darker −20%#655872

Darker −30%#4C4255

Darker −40%#322C38

More saturated +25%#9871BF

Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R152

G139

B165

Red152 (59.6%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)12.62%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 8B · B A5

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