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Recognised as Colour

#998DA8

  • #998DA8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#998DA8 is a violet with RGB values 153, 141, 168 and HSL 267°, 13%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#998DA8#998DA8
HEX#998DA8
RGBrgb(153, 141, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5529, 0.6588
RGB percentages60%, 55.3%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(266.7, 13.4%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 16.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK8.9%, 16.1%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,063,272
CSS custom property--colour: #998DA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#667257

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8991A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B92A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#979096no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13Slate grey · ΔE 14.3Gray · ΔE 17.4Dark grey · ΔE 18.2Thistle · ΔE 20.2Rosy brown · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CA88D
Analogous#8D8FA8, #A68DA8
Triadic#A8998D, #8DA899
Split complementary#A8A68D, #8FA88D
Tetradic#A88D8F, #9CA88D, #8DA8A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7E4EA
Lighter +20%#CDC7D4
Lighter +10%#B3AABE
Darker −10%#7F7092
Darker −20%#665A75
Darker −30%#4D4458
Darker −40%#342D3C
More saturated +25%#9674C1
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R153
G141
B168
Red153 (60%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue266.67°
Saturation (HSL)13.43%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 8D · B A8

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