#998CDB#998CDB

#998CDB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.115 H 290.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#998CDB
RGB	rgb(153, 140, 219)
HSL	hsl(250, 52%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(250, 36%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.1%, 36.1%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.20, 22.31, -38.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.20, 44.62, 300.00°)
OKLab	oklab(68.29% 0.0404 -0.1078)
OKLCH	oklch(68.29% 0.115 290.6)
XYZ	xyz(35.2979, 30.6422, 71.0589)
Luminance	0.3064 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#998CDB #CEDB8C

analogous

#8CA7DB #998CDB #C08CDB

triadic

#998CDB #DB998C #8CDB99

tetradic

#998CDB #DB8CA7 #CEDB8C #8CDBC0

square

#998CDB #DB8CA7 #CEDB8C #8CDBC0

split-complementary

#998CDB #DBC08C #A7DB8C

monochromatic

#4D38B4 #705DCC #998CDB #C2BBEA #EAE8F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.95

#998CDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.13

#998CDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #998CDB

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##998CDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##998CDB	1.00	2.95	7.13	7.13
#FFFFFF	2.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7598DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7695D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A9AA9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#969696

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #998cdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 140, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.115 290.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9ade6',
    500: '#998cdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #998cdb;
$custom-light: #b9ade6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#998cdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.873,
    "s": 52.318,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68286,
    "c": 0.11514,
    "h": 290.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.30643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#998CDB

secondary

#E9ECD7

accent

#C026A6

background

#FBFAFE

surface

#F6F4FC

border

#D0CED5

text

#121016

muted

#817F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #998CDB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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