#988ffd Color Information

#988ffd Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #988ffd. In RGB, it consists of 59.6% Red, 56.1% Green, and 99.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 39.9% Cyan, 43.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 244.9°, with saturation of 96.5% and lightness of 77.6%. The decimal value for #988ffd is 9998333, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #988ffd is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#988ffd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color152, 143, 253 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color59.6%, 56.1%, 99.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.404, 0.439, 0.008 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.399, 0.435, 0, 0.008 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color244.9°, 96.5%, 77.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color244.9°, 43.5%, 99.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color40.501, 33.412, 97.243 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color152, 143, 253 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code9998333 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color64.493, 29.298, -53.821 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)64.493, 61.279, 298.562 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color64.493, -2.896, -90.145 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color57.803, 23.914, -59.282 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.237, 0.195, 33.412 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288188413 / 0xff988ffd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999ff Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #988ffd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #988ffd, its pure hue is 244.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 96.5%, and its lightness is 77.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #988ffd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #131220 to #857ddd.

Tints of #988ffd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #988ffd, its pure hue is 244.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 96.5%, and its lightness is 77.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #988ffd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a59dfd to #f2f1ff.

Tones of #988ffd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #988ffd, its pure hue is 244.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 96.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #988ffd, which range from #c6c6c6 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #968dff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #988ffd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #988ffd! For #988ffd, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #988ffd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #988ffd

This color, #988ffd, consists of 59.6% Red, 56.1% Green, and 99.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 152, Green = 143, Blue = 253. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #988ffd is 39.9% Cyan, 43.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R59.6%
C39.9%
G56.1%
M43.5%
B99.2%
Y0.0%
K0.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 152 143 253
Octal 230 217 375
Hexa #98 #8f #fd
Binary 10011000 10001111 11111101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 39 43 0 0
Octal 47 53 0 0
Hexa #27 #2b #00 #00
Binary 00100111 00101011 00000000 00000000

Analogous Colors of #988ffd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #988ffd — which has hue 244.9° — its analogous colors are located at 214.9° and 274.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #988ffd.

Triadic Colors of #988ffd

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #988ffd — which has hue 244.9° — its triadic colors are located at 4.9° and 244.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #988ffd.

Complementary Color of #988ffd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #988ffd — which has hue 244.9° — its complementary color is located at 64.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #988ffd.

Split Complementary Colors of #988ffd

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #988ffd — which has hue 244.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 34.9° and 244.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #988ffd.

Tetradic Colors of #988ffd

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #988ffd — which has hue 244.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 154.9°, 244.9°, 334.9°, and 64.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #988ffd.

Monochromatic Colors of #988ffd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #988ffd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6659fb — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #cbc7ff (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #988ffd

We want to make getting started with #988ffd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #988ffd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #988ffd can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #988ffd with other HTML elements.

#988ffd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #988ffd.
<span style="color: #988ffd;">The color of this text is #988ffd.</span>

#988ffd Background Color

The background color for this text is #988ffd.
<div style="background-color: #988ffd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #988ffd.</div>

#988ffd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #988ffd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #988ffd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #988ffd.</span>

#988ffd Border Color

This is a div with border color #988ffd.
<div style="border: #988ffd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #988ffd.</div>

#988ffd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #988ffd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #988ffd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #988ffd on a white background.</div></div>

#988ffd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #988ffd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #988ffd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #988ffd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #988ffd to White

This is a gradient from #988ffd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#988ffd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#988ffd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#988ffd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#988ffd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #988ffd to white.</div>

Gradient from #988ffd to Black

This is a gradient from #988ffd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#988ffd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#988ffd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#988ffd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#988ffd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #988ffd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #988ffd

In addition to using #988ffd on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #988ffd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #988ffd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 152, Green = 143, Blue = 253). If you need details about the color coordinates of #988ffd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #988ffd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(152, 143, 253)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #988ffd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #988ffd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #988ffd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(152, 143, 253);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#988ffd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:152, green:143, blue:253, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:152 green:143 blue:253 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(152f, 143f, 253f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(152, 143, 253);
 

#988ffd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #988ffd the same way. For those with color blindness, #988ffd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #988ffd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #988ffd is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #988ffd looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #988ffd will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #988ffd is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text