What color is #988DAB?

#988DAB 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 #988DAB?

The RGB value is 152, 141, 171: 152 red, 141 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988DAB?

The complementary color is #A0AB8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988DAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988DAB color

#988DAB rgb(152, 141, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #988DAB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 55.3% green and 67.1% blue (152, 141, 171).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#988DAB color codes

HEX	`#988DAB`
RGB	`rgb(152, 141, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 55.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 18%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.49, 10.08, -14.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.49, 17.48, 305.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.823, 28.665, 42.482)`
Decimal	`9997739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988DAB, 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 #988DAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988DAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #988DAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988dab; }
.text { color: #988dab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988dab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 141 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988dab, #a78dab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #988DAB?: #988DAB 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 #988DAB?: The RGB value is 152, 141, 171: 152 red, 141 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988DAB?: The complementary color is #A0AB8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988DAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.