What color is #986A8D?

#986A8D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #986A8D?

The RGB value is 152, 106, 141: 152 red, 106 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #986A8D?

The complementary color is #6A9875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #986A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#986A8D color

#986A8D rgb(152, 106, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #986A8D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 41.6% green and 55.3% blue (152, 106, 141).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#986A8D color codes

HEX	`#986A8D`
RGB	`rgb(152, 106, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 41.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.58, 24.2, -11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.58, 26.94, 333.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.91, 18.907, 27.637)`
Decimal	`9988749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #986A8D, 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 #986A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#986A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #986A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #986a8d; }
.text { color: #986a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 106 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #986a8d, #986a76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #986A8D?: #986A8D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #986A8D?: The RGB value is 152, 106, 141: 152 red, 106 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #986A8D?: The complementary color is #6A9875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #986A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.