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Recognised as Colour

#998DF7

  • #998DF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#998DF7 is a blue with RGB values 153, 141, 247 and HSL 247°, 87%, 76%. 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

#998DF7#998DF7
HEX#998DF7
RGBrgb(153, 141, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5529, 0.9686
RGB percentages60%, 55.3%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(246.8, 86.9%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.8, 42.9%, 96.9%)
CMYK38.1%, 42.9%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,063,351
CSS custom property--colour: #998DF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#667208

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#689DFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6698F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7FA2B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 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 text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Royal blue · ΔE 21.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBF78D
Analogous#8DB6F7, #CE8DF7
Triadic#F7998D, #8DF799
Split complementary#F7CE8D, #B6F78D
Tetradic#F78DB6, #EBF78D, #8DF7CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEECFE
Lighter +10%#C4BDFA
Darker −10%#6E5DF4
Darker −20%#442EF0
Darker −30%#270FDC
Darker −40%#1E0CAC
More saturated +25%#9385FF
Less saturated −25%#A59CE8

Channel breakdown

R153
G141
B247
Red153 (60%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue246.79°
Saturation (HSL)86.89%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 8D · B F7

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