What color is #987398?

#987398 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 #987398?

The RGB value is 152, 115, 152: 152 red, 115 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987398?

The complementary color is #739873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987398 color

#987398 rgb(152, 115, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #987398 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 45.1% green and 59.6% blue (152, 115, 152).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#987398 color codes

HEX	`#987398`
RGB	`rgb(152, 115, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 45.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.17, 21.11, -14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.17, 25.55, 325.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.747, 21.205, 32.489)`
Decimal	`9991064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987398, 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 #987398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #987398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987398; }
.text { color: #987398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 115 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987398, #987386); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #987398?: #987398 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 #987398?: The RGB value is 152, 115, 152: 152 red, 115 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987398?: The complementary color is #739873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.