What color is #98759D?

#98759D 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 #98759D?

The RGB value is 152, 117, 157: 152 red, 117 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98759D?

The complementary color is #7A9D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98759D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98759D color

#98759D rgb(152, 117, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #98759D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 45.9% green and 61.6% blue (152, 117, 157).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#98759D color codes

HEX	`#98759D`
RGB	`rgb(152, 117, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 45.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 25%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.85, 20.96, -16.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.85, 26.54, 322.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.395, 21.833, 34.768)`
Decimal	`9991581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98759D, 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 #98759D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98759D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #98759D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98759d; }
.text { color: #98759d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98759d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 117 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98759d, #9d758e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #98759D?: #98759D 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 #98759D?: The RGB value is 152, 117, 157: 152 red, 117 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98759D?: The complementary color is #7A9D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98759D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.