What color is #998FA9?

#998FA9 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 #998FA9?

The RGB value is 153, 143, 169: 153 red, 143 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998FA9?

The complementary color is #9FA98F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998FA9?

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.

#998FA9 color

#998FA9 rgb(153, 143, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #998FA9 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.1% green and 66.3% blue (153, 143, 169).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#998FA9 color codes

HEX	`#998FA9`
RGB	`rgb(153, 143, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.03, 8.86, -12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.03, 15.16, 305.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.119, 29.282, 41.594)`
Decimal	`10063785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998FA9, 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 #998FA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998FA9 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 #998FA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998fa9; }
.text { color: #998fa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998fa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 143 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998fa9, #a68fa9); }

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Questions

What color is #998FA9?: #998FA9 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 #998FA9?: The RGB value is 153, 143, 169: 153 red, 143 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998FA9?: The complementary color is #9FA98F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998FA9?: 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.