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#9988BF Color

#9988BF is rgb(153, 136, 191) in RGB, hsl(259, 30%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 29%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9988BF
HEX#9988BF
RGBrgb(153, 136, 191)
HSLhsl(259, 30%, 64%)
HSVhsv(259, 29%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 29%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.082 298.3)
LABlab(59.79% 15.19 -26.48)
LCHlch(59.79% 30.53 299.83)

What #9988BF 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 #9988BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 5.98Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.77Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.93Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.53African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.17Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 11.57

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

#9988BF Channel Values

How #9988BF 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 153 · G 136 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 30% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 29% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9988BF 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9988BF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9988BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9988BF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9988BF
Complementary
#ADBF88
Analogous
#8892BF
Analogous
#B588BF
Triadic
#BF9988
Triadic
#88BF99
Split comp.
#BFB588
Split comp.
#92BF88

Tints & Shades of #9988BF

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

#A798C8
#B5A9D1
#C4B9DA
#CFC7E1
#DDD7EA
#EBE8F3

Shades

#806AAF
#6B549C
#56447E
#443663
#302546
#1E172B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9988BF.

How #9988BF 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#9988BF
Protanopia#8B8BBF
Protanomaly#918ABF
Deuteranopia#8E8EBF
Deuteranomaly#928CBF
Tritanopia#919090
Tritanomaly#948DA5
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #9988BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9988bf: #9988BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9988BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9988bf': '#9988BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.533, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_9988bf">#9988BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9988BF"

More Purple Colors

#9988BF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9988BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9988BF?

#9988BF is a light purple — rgb(153, 136, 191) in RGB and hsl(259, 30%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #9988BF?

#9988BF is rgb(153, 136, 191) — red 153, green 136, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9988BF?

#9988BF converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 29%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9988BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9988BF scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9988BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9988BF 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 21.08, which is visibly different.

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