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#988BBB Color

#988BBB is rgb(152, 139, 187) in RGB, hsl(256, 26%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#988BBB
HEX#988BBB
RGBrgb(152, 139, 187)
HSLhsl(256, 26%, 64%)
HSVhsv(256, 26%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.071 296.8)
LABlab(60.34% 12.51 -23.40)
LCHlch(60.34% 26.54 298.13)

What #988BBB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #988BBB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.09Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.29Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.14Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 10.4Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.6Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.4

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#988BBB Channel Values

How #988BBB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 152 · G 139 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 26% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 26% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.11:1 vs white · 6.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #988BBB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #988BBB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #988BBB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #988BBB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#988BBB
Complementary
#AEBB8B
Analogous
#8B96BB
Analogous
#B08BBB
Triadic
#BB988B
Triadic
#8BBB98
Split comp.
#BBB08B
Split comp.
#96BB8B

Tints & Shades of #988BBB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A69BC5
#B5ABCE
#C3BCD7
#CEC8DF
#DDD8E8
#EBE9F2

Shades

#7E6EAA
#695997
#55487A
#433960
#2F2843
#1D192A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #988BBB.

How #988BBB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#988BBB
Protanopia#8D8DBB
Protanomaly#928CBB
Deuteranopia#8F8FBB
Deuteranomaly#938EBB
Tritanopia#919292
Tritanomaly#948FA4
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #988BBB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-988bbb: #988BBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #988BBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-988bbb': '#988BBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.545, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_988bbb">#988BBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#988BBB"

More Purple Colors

#988BBB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#988BBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #988BBB?

#988BBB is a light purple — rgb(152, 139, 187) in RGB and hsl(256, 26%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.09.

What is the RGB value of #988BBB?

#988BBB is rgb(152, 139, 187) — red 152, green 139, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #988BBB?

#988BBB converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #988BBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #988BBB scores 3.11:1 against white and 6.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #988BBB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #988BBB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 20.55, which is visibly different.

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