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Recognised as Colour

#998DDC

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

#998DDC is a blue with RGB values 153, 141, 220 and HSL 249°, 53%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#998DDC#998DDC
HEX#998DDC
RGBrgb(153, 141, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5529, 0.8627
RGB percentages60%, 55.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(249.1, 53%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.1, 35.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK30.5%, 35.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,063,324
CSS custom property--colour: #998DDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#667223

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7699DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7795DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#899BAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Plum · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6Steel blue · ΔE 28.7Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0DC8D
Analogous#8DA8DC, #C08DDC
Triadic#DC998D, #8DDC99
Split complementary#DCC18D, #A8DC8D
Tetradic#DC8DA8, #D0DC8D, #8DDCC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFDBF4
Lighter +10%#BCB4E8
Darker −10%#7666D0
Darker −20%#533FC4
Darker −30%#42319F
Darker −40%#322578
More saturated +25%#8C7AEF
Less saturated −25%#A6A0C9

Channel breakdown

R153
G141
B220
Red153 (60%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue249.11°
Saturation (HSL)53.02%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 8D · B DC

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