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Recognised as Colour

#988DBD

  • #988DBD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#988DBD is a blue with RGB values 152, 141, 189 and HSL 254°, 27%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#988DBD#988DBD
HEX#988DBD
RGBrgb(152, 141, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5529, 0.7412
RGB percentages59.6%, 55.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(253.7, 26.7%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.7, 25.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK19.6%, 25.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,997,757
CSS custom property--colour: #988DBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#677242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8294BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8393BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#91959Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 22Plum · ΔE 22.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.4Thistle · ΔE 23.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 21.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2BD8D
Analogous#8D9ABD, #B08DBD
Triadic#BD988D, #8DBD98
Split complementary#BDB08D, #9ABD8D
Tetradic#BD8D9A, #B2BD8D, #8DBDB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EEF5
Lighter +20%#D2CEE2
Lighter +10%#B5ADD0
Darker −10%#7B6DAA
Darker −20%#625490
Darker −30%#4C4170
Darker −40%#362E50
More saturated +25%#8C76D3
Less saturated −25%#A4A3A6

Channel breakdown

R152
G141
B189
Red152 (59.6%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue253.75°
Saturation (HSL)26.67%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 8D · B BD

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