What color is #98669F?

#98669F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98669F?

The RGB value is 152, 102, 159: 152 red, 102 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98669F?

The complementary color is #6D9F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98669F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98669F color

#98669F rgb(152, 102, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #98669F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 40% green and 62.4% blue (152, 102, 159).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#98669F color codes

HEX	`#98669F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 102, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 40%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 36%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.31, 30.01, -22.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.31, 37.72, 322.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.958, 18.682, 35.138)`
Decimal	`9987743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98669F, 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 #98669F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98669F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	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 #98669F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98669f; }
.text { color: #98669f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98669f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 102 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98669f, #9f668a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #98669F?: #98669F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98669F?: The RGB value is 152, 102, 159: 152 red, 102 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98669F?: The complementary color is #6D9F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98669F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.