What color is #986A9B?

#986A9B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #986A9B?

The RGB value is 152, 106, 155: 152 red, 106 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #986A9B?

The complementary color is #6D9B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #986A9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#986A9B color

#986A9B rgb(152, 106, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #986A9B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 41.6% green and 60.8% blue (152, 106, 155).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#986A9B color codes

HEX	`#986A9B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 106, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 41.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 32%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.1, 26.91, -19.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.1, 33.12, 324.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.019, 19.351, 33.474)`
Decimal	`9988763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #986A9B, 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 #986A9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#986A9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #986A9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #986a9b; }
.text { color: #986a9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986a9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 106 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #986a9b, #9b6a86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #986A9B?: #986A9B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #986A9B?: The RGB value is 152, 106, 155: 152 red, 106 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #986A9B?: The complementary color is #6D9B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #986A9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.