Information about #988CED color

#988CED color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #988CED belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(152, 140, 237) (59.6% red, 54.9% green, 92.9% blue), or CMYK 33 / 38 / 0 / 7 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#988CED presents itself as a strongly colored deep-sea blue — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Persian Blue (#968BE7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7) and Light Phthalo Blue (#8B96E7).

The recipe behind #988CED is rgb(152, 140, 237), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #988CED: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. #988CED has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#988CED color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#988CED color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#988CED color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#988CED color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#988CED color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#988CED color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#8CED98
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #988CED

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Persian Blue color link
Light Persian Blue

#968BE7

Perrywinkle color link
Perrywinkle

#8F8CE7

Light Phthalo Blue color link
Light Phthalo Blue

#8B96E7

Periwinkle Blue color link
Periwinkle Blue

#8F99FB

Dull Lavender color link
Dull Lavender

#A899E6

Light Blue Violet color link
Light Blue Violet

#AE8BE7

Portage color link
Portage

#8B9FEE

Purple Mimosa color link
Purple Mimosa

#9E7BFF

Light Sapphire Blue color link
Light Sapphire Blue

#8BA2E7

Crocus Purple color link
Crocus Purple

#9172EC

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

#988CED color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#988CED
  • RGB152, 140, 237
  • CMYK33, 38, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(152, 140, 237)
  • HSL247°, 73%, 74%
  • HSL Precise247.423°, 72.932%, 73.922%
  • HSV247°, 41%, 93%
  • HSB247°, 41%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.549, 0.929)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.549, 0.929, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.549, 0.929)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID988CED
  • DECIMAL ID9997549
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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