#998699

Color #998699

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#998699

RGB

rgb(153, 134, 153)

HSL

hsl(300, 8.5%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 12.4%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(58.15, 10.72, -7.47)

LCH

lch(58.15, 13.07, 325.13)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.0356, 326)

HWB

hwb(300, 52.5%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#869986

Analogous

#908699

#998699

#998690

Triadic

#998699

#999986

#869999

Split-complementary

#998699

#909986

#869990

Tetradic

#998699

#998686

#869986

#869999

Square

#998699

#999086

#869986

#869099

Shades

Color #998699 mixed toward black.

#826d82

#685868

#4e424e

#342c34

#1a161a

Tints

Color #998699 mixed toward white.

#aa9aaa

#bbaebb

#ccc3cc

#ddd7dd

#eeebee

Tones

Color #998699 mixed toward gray.

#978897

#968996

#948b94

#938c93

#918e91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919195 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#929494 · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#989190 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #998699;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998699]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#998699 (#998699) is rgb(153, 134, 153) in RGB.

No, #998699 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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