What color is #986E97?

#986E97 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 #986E97?

The RGB value is 152, 110, 151: 152 red, 110 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #986E97?

The complementary color is #6E986F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #986E97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#986E97 color

#986E97 rgb(152, 110, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #986E97 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 43.1% green and 59.2% blue (152, 110, 151).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#986E97 color codes

HEX	`#986E97`
RGB	`rgb(152, 110, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 43.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.91, 23.81, -15.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.91, 28.53, 326.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.11, 20.062, 31.875)`
Decimal	`9989783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #986E97, 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 #986E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#986E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #986E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #986e97; }
.text { color: #986e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 110 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #986e97, #986e82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #986E97?: #986E97 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 #986E97?: The RGB value is 152, 110, 151: 152 red, 110 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #986E97?: The complementary color is #6E986F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #986E97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.