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#998CCF Color

#998CCF is rgb(153, 140, 207) in RGB, hsl(252, 41%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 32%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#998CCF
HEX#998CCF
RGBrgb(153, 140, 207)
HSLhsl(252, 41%, 68%)
HSVhsv(252, 32%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 32%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.098 292.5)
LABlab(61.37% 15.96 -33.04)
LCHlch(61.37% 36.69 295.79)

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

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.11Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.69Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.35Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.86Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.29Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 12.97

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

#998CCF Channel Values

How #998CCF 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 140 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 41% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 32% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3:1 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 #998CCF 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 text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #998CCF

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

Base
#998CCF
Complementary
#C1CF8C
Analogous
#8CA0CF
Analogous
#BB8CCF
Triadic
#CF998C
Triadic
#8CCF99
Split comp.
#CFBB8C
Split comp.
#A0CF8C

Tints & Shades of #998CCF

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

#A69AD5
#B6ACDC
#C3BBE2
#CFC9E8
#DCD7EE
#ECE9F6

Shades

#7D6CC1
#604BB4
#4F3E93
#3C2F6F
#2A214F
#19142F

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

How #998CCF 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#998CCF
Protanopia#8E8ECF
Protanomaly#938DCF
Deuteranopia#9090CF
Deuteranomaly#948FCF
Tritanopia#8E9797
Tritanomaly#9393B0
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #998CCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-998ccf: #998CCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #998CCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-998ccf': '#998CCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.549, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_998ccf">#998CCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#998CCF"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#998CCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #998CCF?

#998CCF is a light blue — rgb(153, 140, 207) in RGB and hsl(252, 41%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.11.

What is the RGB value of #998CCF?

#998CCF is rgb(153, 140, 207) — red 153, green 140, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #998CCF?

#998CCF converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 32%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #998CCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #998CCF scores 3:1 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 #998CCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #998CCF 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 21.47, which is visibly different.

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