What color is #986195?

#986195 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #986195?

The RGB value is 152, 97, 149: 152 red, 97 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #986195?

The complementary color is #619864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #986195?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#986195 color

#986195 rgb(152, 97, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #986195 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 38% green and 58.4% blue (152, 97, 149).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 22% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#986195 color codes

HEX	`#986195`
RGB	`rgb(152, 97, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 38%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 22%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 36%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.75, 30.86, -19.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.75, 36.43, 327.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.648, 17.396, 30.593)`
Decimal	`9986453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #986195, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #986195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#986195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #986195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #986195; }
.text { color: #986195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 97 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #986195, #98617a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #986195?: #986195 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #986195?: The RGB value is 152, 97, 149: 152 red, 97 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #986195?: The complementary color is #619864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #986195?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.