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Colour

#998BDA

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

#998BDA is a blue with RGB values 153, 139, 218 and HSL 251°, 52%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#998BDA#998BDA
HEX#998BDA
RGBrgb(153, 139, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5451, 0.8549
RGB percentages60%, 54.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(250.6, 51.6%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.6, 36.2%, 85.5%)
CMYK29.8%, 36.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,062,810
CSS custom property--colour: #998BDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30299WCAG 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 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#667425

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7597DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7594D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8A99A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 19.5Plum · ΔE 22.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 28Slate blue · ΔE 28.7Steel blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCDA8B
Analogous#8BA5DA, #C18BDA
Triadic#DA998B, #8BDA99
Split complementary#DAC08B, #A5DA8B
Tetradic#DA8BA4, #CCDA8B, #8BDAC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDD8F3
Lighter +10%#BBB2E6
Darker −10%#7764CE
Darker −20%#553EC1
Darker −30%#44319B
Darker −40%#332574
More saturated +25%#8D78ED
Less saturated −25%#A59EC7

Channel breakdown

R153
G139
B218
Red153 (60%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue250.63°
Saturation (HSL)51.63%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 8B · B DA

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