#998BDD#998BDD
#998BDD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.119 H 290.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #998BDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 139, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 55%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(250, 37%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.8%, 37.1%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.05, 23.39, -40.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.05, 46.34, 300.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.2% 0.0422 -0.1117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.2% 0.119 290.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4173, 30.4573, 72.4054) |
| Luminance | 0.3046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.41
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.95
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.72
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.56
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.69
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#998BDD #CFDD8B
analogous
#8BA6DD #998BDD #C28BDD
triadic
#998BDD #DD998B #8BDD99
tetradic
#998BDD #DD8BA6 #CFDD8B #8BDDC2
square
#998BDD #DD8BA6 #CFDD8B #8BDDC2
split-complementary
#998BDD #DDC28B #A6DD8B
monochromatic
#4C36B8 #6F5CCF #998BDD #C3BAEB #EAE7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#998BDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.09
#998BDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #998BDD
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##998BDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##998BDD | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.09 | 7.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7397E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7494DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#899AAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #998bdd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 139, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.119 290.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9ade8',
500: '#998bdd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #998bdd; $custom-light: #b9ade8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#998bdd",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 139,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.244,
"s": 54.667,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68196,
"c": 0.11945,
"h": 290.7
},
"luminance": 0.30458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#998BDD
secondary
#E9EDD7
accent
#C223A7
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FC
border
#D0CED5
text
#121016
muted
#817F84