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Colour

#998ECC

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

#998ECC is a blue with RGB values 153, 142, 204 and HSL 251°, 38%, 68%. 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

#998ECC#998ECC
HEX#998ECC
RGBrgb(153, 142, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5569, 0.8
RGB percentages60%, 55.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(250.6, 37.8%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.6, 30.4%, 80%)
CMYK25%, 30.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,063,564
CSS custom property--colour: #998ECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#667133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E97CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F95CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8E98A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Plum · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Thistle · ΔE 28.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3Medium purple · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1CC8E
Analogous#8EA2CC, #B88ECC
Triadic#CC998E, #8ECC99
Split complementary#CCB88E, #A2CC8E
Tetradic#CC8EA2, #C1CC8E, #8ECCB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F7FC
Lighter +20%#D8D4EC
Lighter +10%#B9B1DC
Darker −10%#796BBC
Darker −20%#5C4CA8
Darker −30%#493C85
Darker −40%#362C62
More saturated +25%#8C7AE1
Less saturated −25%#A6A3B8

Channel breakdown

R153
G142
B204
Red153 (60%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue250.65°
Saturation (HSL)37.8%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 8E · B CC

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