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Hex #998cef

#998cef is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #998cef color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#998cef Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#998cef copy to clipboard
RGB	R 153 G 140 B 239 RGB (153, 140, 239) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 247.88 S 0.76 L 0.74
CMYK	C 34% M 39% Y 0% K 6%
Usage of blue	The color #998cef is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#998cef Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#998cef to RGB conversion

Red	153	153% RED
Green	140	140% GREEN
Blue	239	239% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(153, 140, 239); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(153, 140, 239); // for css background-color

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#998cef to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
33.73 %	38.82 %	0 %	6.27 %

#998cef to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
247.879	0.76	0.74

CSS code: color: hsl(247.9, 76%, 74%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #998cef

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #998cef

Tints and Shades of #998cef

Tints of #998cef		Shades of #998cef
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #998cef

This shows how text with the hex-color #998cef would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #998cef

Primary
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Secondary
#e2ef8c

Tertiary
#fefffc

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Complementary Color: #e2ef8c

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #998cef

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