What color is #988CAF?

#988CAF 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 #988CAF?

The RGB value is 152, 140, 175: 152 red, 140 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988CAF?

The complementary color is #A3AF8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988CAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988CAF color

#988CAF rgb(152, 140, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #988CAF is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 54.9% green and 68.6% blue (152, 140, 175).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#988CAF color codes

HEX	`#988CAF`
RGB	`rgb(152, 140, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 54.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.36, 11.53, -16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.36, 20.32, 304.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.063, 28.527, 44.472)`
Decimal	`9997487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988CAF, 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 #988CAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988CAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #988CAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988caf; }
.text { color: #988caf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988caf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 140 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988caf, #aa8caf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #988CAF?: #988CAF 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 #988CAF?: The RGB value is 152, 140, 175: 152 red, 140 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988CAF?: The complementary color is #A3AF8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988CAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.