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Recognised as Colour

#998ADD

  • #998ADD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#998ADD is a blue with RGB values 153, 138, 221 and HSL 251°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#998ADD#998ADD
HEX#998ADD
RGBrgb(153, 138, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5412, 0.8667
RGB percentages60%, 54.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(250.8, 55%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 37.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK30.8%, 37.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,062,557
CSS custom property--colour: #998ADD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#667522

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7297E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7394DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8999A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.5Plum · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 27Royal blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEDD8A
Analogous#8AA5DD, #C28ADD
Triadic#DD998A, #8ADD99
Split complementary#DDC28A, #A4DD8A
Tetradic#DD8AA5, #CEDD8A, #8ADDC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DED9F4
Lighter +10%#BBB2E8
Darker −10%#7762D2
Darker −20%#543BC6
Darker −30%#432EA0
Darker −40%#322378
More saturated +25%#8D77F0
Less saturated −25%#A59DCA

Channel breakdown

R153
G138
B221
Red153 (60%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue250.84°
Saturation (HSL)54.97%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 8A · B DD

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