#998e9f

Color #998e9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#998e9f

RGB

rgb(153, 142, 159)

HSL

hsl(278.8, 8.1%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.8, 10.7%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 10.7%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(60.45, 7.36, -7.49)

LCH

lch(60.45, 10.5, 314.5)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.0278, 313.98)

HWB

hwb(278.8, 55.7%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#949f8e

Analogous

#908e9f

#998e9f

#9f8e9c

Triadic

#998e9f

#9f998e

#8e9f99

Split-complementary

#998e9f

#9c9f8e

#8e9f90

Tetradic

#998e9f

#9f8e94

#949f8e

#8e9f99

Square

#998e9f

#9f908e

#949f8e

#8e9c9f

Shades

Color #998e9f mixed toward black.

#807388

#675c6c

#4d4551

#332e36

#1a171b

Tints

Color #998e9f mixed toward white.

#aaa1af

#bbb4bf

#ccc6cf

#ddd9df

#eeecef

Tones

Color #998e9f mixed toward gray.

#998f9e

#98919c

#98929b

#979499

#979598

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94949b · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#95969a · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#989897 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #998e9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998e9f]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#998e9f (#998e9f) is rgb(153, 142, 159) in RGB.

No, #998e9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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