What color is #998DA5?

#998DA5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998DA5?

The RGB value is 153, 141, 165: 153 red, 141 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998DA5?

The complementary color is #99A58D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998DA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998DA5 color

#998DA5 rgb(153, 141, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #998DA5 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 55.3% green and 64.7% blue (153, 141, 165).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#998DA5 color codes

HEX	`#998DA5`
RGB	`rgb(153, 141, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 55.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.37, 9.16, -11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.37, 14.33, 309.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.452, 28.539, 39.547)`
Decimal	`10063269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998DA5, 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 #998DA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998DA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #998DA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998da5; }
.text { color: #998da5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998da5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 141 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998da5, #a58da5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #998DA5?: #998DA5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998DA5?: The RGB value is 153, 141, 165: 153 red, 141 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998DA5?: The complementary color is #99A58D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998DA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.