What color is #98859F?

#98859F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98859F?

The RGB value is 152, 133, 159: 152 red, 133 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98859F?

The complementary color is #8C9F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98859F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98859F color

#98859F rgb(152, 133, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #98859F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 52.2% green and 62.4% blue (152, 133, 159).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#98859F color codes

HEX	`#98859F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 133, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 52.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.99, 12.14, -11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.99, 16.49, 317.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.593, 25.954, 36.35)`
Decimal	`9995679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98859F, 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 #98859F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98859F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #98859F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98859f; }
.text { color: #98859f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98859f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 133 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98859f, #9f8599); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #98859F?: #98859F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98859F?: The RGB value is 152, 133, 159: 152 red, 133 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98859F?: The complementary color is #8C9F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98859F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.