What color is #998AAB?

#998AAB 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 #998AAB?

The RGB value is 153, 138, 171: 153 red, 138 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998AAB?

The complementary color is #9CAB8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998AAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998AAB color

#998AAB rgb(153, 138, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #998AAB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 54.1% green and 67.1% blue (153, 138, 171).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#998AAB color codes

HEX	`#998AAB`
RGB	`rgb(153, 138, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 54.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 19%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.79, 12.14, -15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.79, 19.54, 308.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.575, 27.89, 42.345)`
Decimal	`10062507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998AAB, 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 #998AAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998AAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #998AAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998aab; }
.text { color: #998aab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998aab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 138 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998aab, #a98aab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998AAB?: #998AAB 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 #998AAB?: The RGB value is 153, 138, 171: 153 red, 138 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998AAB?: The complementary color is #9CAB8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998AAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.