Recognised as Colour

#988CA5

#988CA5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#988CA5 is a violet with RGB values 152, 140, 165 and HSL 269°, 12%, 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#988CA5

RGBrgb(152, 140, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.549, 0.6471

RGB percentages59.6%, 54.9%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(268.8, 12.2%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.8, 15.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK7.9%, 15.2%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,997,477

CSS custom property--colour: #988CA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1

Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#67735A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8890A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A91A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#968F94no 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 text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Slate grey · ΔE 13.6 Gray · ΔE 16.2 Dark grey · ΔE 17.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 20 Thistle · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99A58C

Analogous#8C8DA5, #A58CA5

Triadic#A5988C, #8CA598

Split complementary#A5A48C, #8DA58C

Tetradic#A58C8D, #99A58C, #8CA5A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#E5E2E8

Lighter +20%#CBC5D2

Lighter +10%#B2A9BB

Darker −10%#7E708E

Darker −20%#655972

Darker −30%#4C4355

Darker −40%#322C39

More saturated +25%#9772BF

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R152

G140

B165

Red152 (59.6%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue268.8°

Saturation (HSL)12.2%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 8C · B A5

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