What color is #998CB7?

#998CB7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998CB7?

The RGB value is 153, 140, 183: 153 red, 140 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998CB7?

The complementary color is #AAB78C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998CB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998CB7 color

#998CB7 rgb(153, 140, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #998CB7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 54.9% green and 71.8% blue (153, 140, 183).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#998CB7 color codes

HEX	`#998CB7`
RGB	`rgb(153, 140, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 54.9%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 23%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 23%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.74, 13.64, -20.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.74, 24.79, 303.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.06, 28.947, 48.742)`
Decimal	`10063031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998CB7, 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 #998CB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998CB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #998CB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998cb7; }
.text { color: #998cb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998cb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 140 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998cb7, #af8cb7); }

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Questions

What color is #998CB7?: #998CB7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998CB7?: The RGB value is 153, 140, 183: 153 red, 140 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998CB7?: The complementary color is #AAB78C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998CB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.