Exploring the Color #988CD6

#988CD6 sits at 250° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 47% saturation and 69% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 152, 140, 214 produces a 7.06:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #988CD6 is a distant relative of CSS slate blue — about 69 units away from #6A5ACD. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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