Information about #998FBC color
Basic facts about this digital color
#998FBC is a moderately toned classic blue that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cold Purple (#9D8ABF). Slightly further away sit Cool Violet (#A189BA) and Birdcage (#9D9CB7).
The recipe behind #998FBC is rgb(153, 143, 188), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #998FBC: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#998FBC color variations
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#998FBC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#998FBC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#998FBC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#998FBC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#998FBC 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #998FBC color
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Nearest named colors to #998FBC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9D8ABF
#A189BA
#9D9CB7
#9D9CB4
#A09BB2
#AA8CBC
#93A2BA
#AB92B3
#93A2B7
#AB94B3
#8C92AC
#9F90D0
#998FBC color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#998FBC
- RGB153, 143, 188
- CMYK14, 18, 0, 26
- CSSrgb(153, 143, 188)
- HSL253°, 25%, 65%
- HSL Precise253.333°, 25.14%, 64.902%
- HSV253°, 24%, 74%
- HSB253°, 24%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
- GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.561, 0.737)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.561, 0.737, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.561, 0.737)
- Percentage of Red in RGB60%
- Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID998FBC
- DECIMAL ID10063804
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
