Information about #988BDF color
Basic facts about this digital color
A clearly saturated classic blue, #988BDF appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Persian Blue (#968BE7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7) and Unicorn (#9F90D0).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(152, 139, 223)), which gives #988BDF its character. If you plan to put text on a #988BDF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 3.0:1. No one has named #988BDF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#988BDF color variations
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#988BDF color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#988BDF color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#988BDF color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#988BDF color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#988BDF 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 #988BDF color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #988BDF
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#968BE7
#8F8CE7
#9F90D0
#A285D1
#8B96E7
#8B98D8
#A899E6
#AE8BE7
#9FA2D7
#97A0CE
#8BA2E7
#9370DB
#988BDF color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#988BDF
- RGB152, 139, 223
- CMYK28, 33, 0, 13
- CSSrgb(152, 139, 223)
- HSL249°, 57%, 71%
- HSL Precise249.286°, 56.757%, 70.98%
- HSV249°, 38%, 87%
- HSB249°, 38%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.875
- GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.545, 0.875)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.545, 0.875, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.545, 0.875)
- Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB87.5%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID988BDF
- DECIMAL ID9997279
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
