Close to Medium Purple
#998FFD
#998FFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 56.1% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 245°, with 96% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #998FFD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.73:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.70:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.73:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.70:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #998FFD as they’d see it.
#998FFD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #998FFD
What color is #998FFD?
#998FFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 56.1% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 245°, with 96% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #998FFD in RGB?
#998FFD is rgb(153, 143, 253): 153 red, 143 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #998FFD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(40, 43, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #998FFD?
PANTONE 272 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #998FFD?
Its complement #96A52B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.