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#998ADB Color

#998ADB is rgb(153, 138, 219) in RGB, hsl(251, 53%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 37%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#998ADB
HEX#998ADB
RGBrgb(153, 138, 219)
HSLhsl(251, 53%, 70%)
HSVhsv(251, 37%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 37%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.118 291.4)
LABlab(61.31% 19.36 -39.81)
LCHlch(61.31% 44.27 295.94)

What #998ADB 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 #998ADB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.49Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.92Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.01Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 13.4Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.57Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 15.3

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

#998ADB Channel Values

How #998ADB 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 138 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 53% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 37% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #998ADB 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 text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #998ADB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #998ADB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #998ADB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#998ADB
Complementary
#CCDB8A
Analogous
#8AA4DB
Analogous
#C18ADB
Triadic
#DB998A
Triadic
#8ADB99
Split comp.
#DBC18A
Split comp.
#A4DB8A

Tints & Shades of #998ADB

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

#A69AE0
#B4A9E5
#C2B9E9
#CFC8EE
#DDD8F3
#EBE8F8

Shades

#7A67D0
#5840C4
#4732A4
#36267D
#271C5A
#161033

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #998ADB.

How #998ADB 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#998ADB
Protanopia#8D8DDB
Protanomaly#928CDB
Deuteranopia#8F8FDB
Deuteranomaly#938DDB
Tritanopia#8C9797
Tritanomaly#9192B6
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #998ADB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-998adb: #998ADB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #998ADB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-998adb': '#998ADB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.541, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_998adb">#998ADB</color>
SVG fillfill="#998ADB"

More Blue Colors

#998ADB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#998ADB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #998ADB?

#998ADB is a light blue — rgb(153, 138, 219) in RGB and hsl(251, 53%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.49.

What is the RGB value of #998ADB?

#998ADB is rgb(153, 138, 219) — red 153, green 138, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #998ADB?

#998ADB converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 37%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #998ADB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #998ADB scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #998ADB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #998ADB 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 17.79, which is visibly different.

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