What color is #9988AA?

#9988AA 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 #9988AA?

The RGB value is 153, 136, 170: 153 red, 136 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9988AA?

The complementary color is #99AA88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9988AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9988AA color

#9988AA rgb(153, 136, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9988AA is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 53.3% green and 66.7% blue (153, 136, 170).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#9988AA color codes

HEX	`#9988AA`
RGB	`rgb(153, 136, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 53.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.24, 13.07, -15.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.24, 20.34, 309.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.195, 27.283, 41.751)`
Decimal	`10061994`
Short hex	`#98A`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9988AA, 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 #9988AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9988AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #9988AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9988aa; }
.text { color: #9988aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9988aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 136 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9988aa, #aa88aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9988AA?: #9988AA 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 #9988AA?: The RGB value is 153, 136, 170: 153 red, 136 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9988AA?: The complementary color is #99AA88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9988AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.