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#998BBB Color

#998BBB is rgb(153, 139, 187) in RGB, hsl(258, 26%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 26%, 0%, 27%) 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 9.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#998BBB
HEX#998BBB
RGBrgb(153, 139, 187)
HSLhsl(258, 26%, 64%)
HSVhsv(258, 26%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 26%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.072 297.8)
LABlab(60.43% 12.86 -23.25)
LCHlch(60.43% 26.57 298.94)

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

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.14Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.22Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.99Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 10.19Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.35Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.25

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

#998BBB Channel Values

How #998BBB 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 139 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 26% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 26% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.1:1 vs white · 6.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #998BBB 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 text3.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #998BBB

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

Base
#998BBB
Complementary
#ADBB8B
Analogous
#8B95BB
Analogous
#B28BBB
Triadic
#BB9A8B
Triadic
#8BBB9A
Split comp.
#BBB28B
Split comp.
#95BB8B

Tints & Shades of #998BBB

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

#A89BC5
#B6ABCE
#C4BCD7
#CFC8DF
#DDD8E8
#EBE9F2

Shades

#806EAA
#6B5997
#57487A
#453960
#302843
#1E192A

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

How #998BBB 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#998BBB
Protanopia#8E8EBB
Protanomaly#928DBB
Deuteranopia#9090BB
Deuteranomaly#948EBB
Tritanopia#929292
Tritanomaly#958FA4
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #998BBB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-998bbb: #998BBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #998BBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-998bbb': '#998BBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.545, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_998bbb">#998BBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#998BBB"

More Purple Colors

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

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#998BBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #998BBB?

#998BBB is a light purple — rgb(153, 139, 187) in RGB and hsl(258, 26%, 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 9.14.

What is the RGB value of #998BBB?

#998BBB is rgb(153, 139, 187) — red 153, green 139, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #998BBB?

#998BBB converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 26%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #998BBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #998BBB scores 3.1:1 against white and 6.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #998BBB 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 20.76, which is visibly different.

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