What color is #988DFE?

#988DFE is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988DFE?

The RGB value is 152, 141, 254: 152 red, 141 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988DFE?

The complementary color is #F3FE8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988DFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988DFE color

#988DFE rgb(152, 141, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #988DFE is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 55.3% green and 99.6% blue (152, 141, 254).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 98% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle Purple (#8E82FE), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#988DFE color codes

HEX	`#988DFE`
RGB	`rgb(152, 141, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 55.3%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 98%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 44%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 44%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.06, 30.71, -55.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.06, 63.03, 299.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.358, 32.879, 97.967)`
Decimal	`9997822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988DFE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #988DFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#988DFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #988DFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988dfe; }
.text { color: #988dfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988dfe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 141 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988dfe, #d08dfe); }

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Questions

What color is #988DFE?: #988DFE is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988DFE?: The RGB value is 152, 141, 254: 152 red, 141 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988DFE?: The complementary color is #F3FE8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988DFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.