#988c9b

Color #988c9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#988c9b

RGB

rgb(152, 140, 155)

HSL

hsl(288, 7%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 9.7%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 9.7%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(59.71, 7.33, -6.32)

LCH

lch(59.71, 9.68, 319.23)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.0259, 319.54)

HWB

hwb(288, 54.9%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f9b8c

Analogous

#908c9b

#988c9b

#9b8c96

Triadic

#988c9b

#9b988c

#8c9b98

Split-complementary

#988c9b

#969b8c

#8c9b90

Tetradic

#988c9b

#9b8c8f

#8f9b8c

#8c9b98

Square

#988c9b

#9b908c

#8f9b8c

#8c969b

Shades

Color #988c9b mixed toward black.

#807283

#665b69

#4d454f

#332e35

#1a171a

Tints

Color #988c9b mixed toward white.

#a99fac

#bab2bc

#cbc5cd

#ddd9de

#eeecee

Tones

Color #988c9b mixed toward gray.

#978d9a

#968e98

#969097

#959196

#949295

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939398 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#949597 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#979594 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 9.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #988c9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#988c9b]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#988c9b (#988c9b) is rgb(152, 140, 155) in RGB.

No, #988c9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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