#9983F8

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #9983F8

Visually, #9983F8 is defined as a vivid blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumpurple. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 131 green, and 248 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 38% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow, and 3% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#9983F8
RGB153, 131, 248
HSL251.3°, 89.3%, 74.3%
CMYK38%, 47%, 0%, 3%
HSV251.3°, 47.2%, 97.3%
LAB61.5, 35.1, -55.9
XYZ38.2, 29.8, 92.5
Decimal10060792

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.02:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.96:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.91:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #9983F8; }
.text-color { color: #9983F8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #9983F8; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
#9370DB