Recognised as Colour

#988FAB

#988FAB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#988FAB is a violet with RGB values 152, 143, 171 and HSL 259°, 14%, 62%. 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

#988FAB#988FAB

HEX#988FAB

RGBrgb(152, 143, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5608, 0.6706

RGB percentages59.6%, 56.1%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(259.3, 14.3%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 16.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK11.1%, 16.4%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,998,251

CSS custom property--colour: #988FAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#677054

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A93ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B93AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Tritanopia#959398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Slate grey · ΔE 14.1 Gray · ΔE 17.8 Dark grey · ΔE 18.1 Thistle · ΔE 20 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2AB8F

Analogous#8F94AB, #A68FAB

Triadic#AB988F, #8FAB98

Split complementary#ABA68F, #94AB8F

Tetradic#AB8F94, #A2AB8F, #8FABA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8E6ED

Lighter +20%#CEC9D7

Lighter +10%#B3ACC1

Darker −10%#7D7295

Darker −20%#655B79

Darker −30%#4C455C

Darker −40%#342F3F

More saturated +25%#8F77C3

Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R152

G143

B171

Red152 (59.6%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue259.29°

Saturation (HSL)14.29%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 8F · B AB

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Colour values

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