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Colour

#988CEC

  • #988CEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#988CEC is a blue with RGB values 152, 140, 236 and HSL 248°, 72%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#988CEC#988CEC
HEX#988CEC
RGBrgb(152, 140, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.549, 0.9255
RGB percentages59.6%, 54.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(247.5, 71.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 40.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK35.6%, 40.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,997,548
CSS custom property--colour: #988CEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#677313

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D9AF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C96EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#829EB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0EC8C
Analogous#8CB0EC, #C88CEC
Triadic#EC988C, #8CEC98
Split complementary#ECC88C, #B0EC8C
Tetradic#EC8CB0, #E0EC8C, #8CECC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E4FA
Lighter +10%#BFB8F3
Darker −10%#7160E5
Darker −20%#4A34DE
Darker −30%#3420BF
Darker −40%#281894
More saturated +25%#8B7BFD
Less saturated −25%#A59DDB

Channel breakdown

R152
G140
B236
Red152 (59.6%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue247.5°
Saturation (HSL)71.64%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 8C · B EC

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