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#998FDB closest to Perrywinkle

#998FDB is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Perrywinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 56.1% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(153, 143, 219)). Its HSL value is 248° hue, 51% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #998FDB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.31:1.

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Variations of #998FDB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#998FDB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#998FDB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #998FDB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7997D9
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #799ADE
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8297DD
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7997D9
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8495DA
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8A9DAB
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9495C7
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9896AC

#998FDB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.87:1 Very poor#998FDB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.31:1 Very good#998FDB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#998FDB in CSS

/* Perrywinkle */
.color { color: #998FDB; }
.background { background-color: #998FDB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #998FDB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 143 219);
color: hsl(248 51% 71%);
color: oklch(0.689 0.111 289.2);

#998FDB FAQ

What color is #998FDB?

#998FDB is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Perrywinkle. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #998FDB?

#998FDB is rgb(153, 143, 219) in RGB, hsl(248, 51%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 35%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #998FDB?

The complementary color of #998FDB is #D1DB8F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #998FDB?

Black text has the best contrast on #998FDB: 7.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #998FDB a warm or cool color?

#998FDB is a cool color.