#998da0

Color #998da0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#998da0

RGB

rgb(153, 141, 160)

HSL

hsl(277.9, 9.1%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.9, 11.9%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 11.9%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(60.21, 8.13, -8.41)

LCH

lch(60.21, 11.7, 314.03)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0309, 313.3)

HWB

hwb(277.9, 55.3%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94a08d

Analogous

#8f8da0

#998da0

#a08d9d

Triadic

#998da0

#a0998d

#8da099

Split-complementary

#998da0

#9da08d

#8da08f

Tetradic

#998da0

#a08d94

#94a08d

#8da099

Square

#998da0

#a08f8d

#94a08d

#8d9da0

Shades

Color #998da0 mixed toward black.

#807289

#675b6d

#4d4452

#332e37

#1a171b

Tints

Color #998da0 mixed toward white.

#aaa0b0

#bbb3c0

#ccc6cf

#ddd9df

#eeecef

Tones

Color #998da0 mixed toward gray.

#998f9e

#98909d

#98929b

#97939a

#979598

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94949c · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#95969b · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#989897 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #998da0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998da0]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#998da0 (#998da0) is rgb(153, 141, 160) in RGB.

No, #998da0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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