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Recognised as Colour

#988DBF

  • #988DBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#988DBF is a blue with RGB values 152, 141, 191 and HSL 253°, 28%, 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 Plum.

Colour values

#988DBF#988DBF
HEX#988DBF
RGBrgb(152, 141, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5529, 0.749
RGB percentages59.6%, 55.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(253.2, 28.1%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 26.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK20.4%, 26.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,997,759
CSS custom property--colour: #988DBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#677240

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8294C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8393BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#90959Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2Slate grey · ΔE 23.3Thistle · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4BF8D
Analogous#8D9BBF, #B18DBF
Triadic#BF988D, #8DBF98
Split complementary#BFB18D, #9BBF8D
Tetradic#BF8D9B, #B4BF8D, #8DBFB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1EFF6
Lighter +20%#D3CEE4
Lighter +10%#B6AED1
Darker −10%#7A6CAD
Darker −20%#615393
Darker −30%#4B4073
Darker −40%#362E52
More saturated +25%#8C77D5
Less saturated −25%#A4A3A9

Channel breakdown

R152
G141
B191
Red152 (59.6%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue253.2°
Saturation (HSL)28.09%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 8D · B BF

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