#998eaf

Color #998eaf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#998eaf

RGB

rgb(153, 142, 175)

HSL

hsl(260, 17.1%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 18.9%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 18.9%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(60.97, 10.72, -15.8)

LCH

lch(60.97, 19.09, 304.16)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.0497, 300.23)

HWB

hwb(260, 55.7%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4af8e

Analogous

#8e94af

#998eaf

#aa8eaf

Triadic

#998eaf

#af998e

#8eaf99

Split-complementary

#998eaf

#afaa8e

#94af8e

Tetradic

#998eaf

#af8ea4

#a4af8e

#8eaf99

Square

#998eaf

#af8e94

#a4af8e

#8eafaa

Shades

Color #998eaf mixed toward black.

#7d6f99

#64587c

#4b425d

#322c3e

#19161f

Tints

Color #998eaf mixed toward white.

#aaa1bc

#bbb4ca

#ccc7d7

#ddd9e4

#eeecf2

Tones

Color #998eaf mixed toward gray.

#9a91ac

#9b94aa

#9c96a7

#9d99a4

#9e9ca1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494a8 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#9596a6 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#98a2a0 · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 14.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #998eaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998eaf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#998eaf (#998eaf) is rgb(153, 142, 175) in RGB.

No, #998eaf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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