Information about #998BDF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#998BDF falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 139, 223) — 60% red, 54.5% green, 87.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 33 / 0 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #998BDF reads as a confidently colored deep-sea blue and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Persian Blue (#968BE7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7) and Unicorn (#9F90D0).

The recipe behind #998BDF is rgb(153, 139, 223), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #998BDF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#998BDF color variations

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

#998BDF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#998BDF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#998BDF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#998BDF 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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#998BDF 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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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 #998BDF

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

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Sabrina Violet color link
Sabrina Violet

#A285D1

Light Phthalo Blue color link
Light Phthalo Blue

#8B96E7

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Dull Lavender color link
Dull Lavender

#A899E6

Light Blue Violet color link
Light Blue Violet

#AE8BE7

Ashley's Lavender Calm color link
Ashley's Lavender Calm

#9FA2D7

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Medium Purple color link
Medium Purple

#9370DB

#998BDF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#998BDF
  • RGB153, 139, 223
  • CMYK27, 33, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(153, 139, 223)
  • HSL250°, 57%, 71%
  • HSL Precise250°, 56.757%, 70.98%
  • HSV250°, 38%, 87%
  • HSB250°, 38%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.545, 0.875)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.545, 0.875, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.545, 0.875)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID998BDF
  • DECIMAL ID10062815
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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