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Recognised as Colour

#988CB6

  • #988CB6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#988CB6 is a violet with RGB values 152, 140, 182 and HSL 257°, 22%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#988CB6#988CB6
HEX#988CB6
RGBrgb(152, 140, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.549, 0.7137
RGB percentages59.6%, 54.9%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(257.1, 22.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 23.1%, 71.4%)
CMYK16.5%, 23.1%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,997,494
CSS custom property--colour: #988CB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#677349

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8392B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8592B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#93929Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5Slate grey · ΔE 19.7Thistle · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Plum · ΔE 23.3Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 18.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAB68C
Analogous#8C95B6, #AD8CB6
Triadic#B6988C, #8CB698
Split complementary#B6AD8C, #95B68C
Tetradic#B68C95, #AAB68C, #8CB6AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEAF1
Lighter +20%#D0CADE
Lighter +10%#B4ABCA
Darker −10%#7C6DA2
Darker −20%#635587
Darker −30%#4C4267
Darker −40%#352E48
More saturated +25%#8E75CE
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R152
G140
B182
Red152 (59.6%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue257.14°
Saturation (HSL)22.34%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 8C · B B6

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