What color is #9988BF?

#9988BF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9988BF?

The RGB value is 153, 136, 191: 153 red, 136 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9988BF?

The complementary color is #AEBF88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9988BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9988BF color

#9988BF rgb(153, 136, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9988BF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 53.3% green and 74.9% blue (153, 136, 191).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#9988BF color codes

HEX	`#9988BF`
RGB	`rgb(153, 136, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 53.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 29%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.02, 17.78, -26.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.02, 31.76, 304.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.343, 28.142, 53.061)`
Decimal	`10062015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9988BF, 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 #9988BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9988BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #9988BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9988bf; }
.text { color: #9988bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9988bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 136 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9988bf, #b488bf); }

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Questions

What color is #9988BF?: #9988BF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9988BF?: The RGB value is 153, 136, 191: 153 red, 136 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9988BF?: The complementary color is #AEBF88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9988BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.