What color is #998EB1?

#998EB1 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 #998EB1?

The RGB value is 153, 142, 177: 153 red, 142 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998EB1?

The complementary color is #A6B18E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998EB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998EB1 color

#998EB1 rgb(153, 142, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #998EB1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 55.7% green and 69.4% blue (153, 142, 177).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 18% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#998EB1 color codes

HEX	`#998EB1`
RGB	`rgb(153, 142, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 55.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 18%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 20%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.04, 11.16, -16.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.04, 20.19, 303.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.744, 29.293, 45.621)`
Decimal	`10063537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998EB1, 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 #998EB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998EB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #998EB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998eb1; }
.text { color: #998eb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998eb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 142 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998eb1, #ab8eb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #998EB1?: #998EB1 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 #998EB1?: The RGB value is 153, 142, 177: 153 red, 142 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998EB1?: The complementary color is #A6B18E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998EB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.