#998a9d

Color #998a9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#998a9d

RGB

rgb(153, 138, 157)

HSL

hsl(287.4, 8.8%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.4, 12.1%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 12.1%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(59.33, 9.23, -8.02)

LCH

lch(59.33, 12.23, 319.01)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0327, 319.09)

HWB

hwb(287.4, 54.1%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e9d8a

Analogous

#8f8a9d

#998a9d

#9d8a97

Triadic

#998a9d

#9d998a

#8a9d99

Split-complementary

#998a9d

#979d8a

#8a9d8f

Tetradic

#998a9d

#9d8a8e

#8e9d8a

#8a9d99

Square

#998a9d

#9d8f8a

#8e9d8a

#8a979d

Shades

Color #998a9d mixed toward black.

#817086

#675a6b

#4d4350

#342d35

#1a161b

Tints

Color #998a9d mixed toward white.

#aa9dad

#bbb1be

#ccc4ce

#ddd8de

#eeebef

Tones

Color #998a9d mixed toward gray.

#988b9b

#978d9a

#968f98

#959097

#949295

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939399 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#949598 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#989594 · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #998a9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998a9d]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#998a9d (#998a9d) is rgb(153, 138, 157) in RGB.

No, #998a9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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