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Recognised as Colour

#988FED

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

#988FED is a blue with RGB values 152, 143, 237 and HSL 246°, 72%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#988FED#988FED
HEX#988FED
RGBrgb(152, 143, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5608, 0.9294
RGB percentages59.6%, 56.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(245.7, 72.3%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 39.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK35.9%, 39.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,998,317
CSS custom property--colour: #988FED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#677012

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#709DF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F98EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#82A1B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 24.3Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Plum · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4ED8F
Analogous#8FB5ED, #C78FED
Triadic#ED988F, #8FED98
Split complementary#EDC78F, #B5ED8F
Tetradic#ED8FB5, #E4ED8F, #8FEDC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E7FB
Lighter +10%#C0BBF4
Darker −10%#7063E6
Darker −20%#4737DF
Darker −30%#2F1FC4
Darker −40%#251898
More saturated +25%#8B7FFD
Less saturated −25%#A59FDD

Channel breakdown

R152
G143
B237
Red152 (59.6%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue245.74°
Saturation (HSL)72.31%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 8F · B ED

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