What color is #988AB2?

#988AB2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988AB2?

The RGB value is 152, 138, 178: 152 red, 138 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988AB2?

The complementary color is #A4B28A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988AB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988AB2 color

#988AB2 rgb(152, 138, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #988AB2 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 54.1% green and 69.8% blue (152, 138, 178).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#988AB2 color codes

HEX	`#988AB2`
RGB	`rgb(152, 138, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 54.1%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 22%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, 13.34, -19.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 23.27, 304.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.072, 28.067, 45.944)`
Decimal	`9996978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988AB2, 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 #988AB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988AB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #988AB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988ab2; }
.text { color: #988ab2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988ab2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 138 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988ab2, #ac8ab2); }

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Questions

What color is #988AB2?: #988AB2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988AB2?: The RGB value is 152, 138, 178: 152 red, 138 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988AB2?: The complementary color is #A4B28A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988AB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.