#998daa

Color #998daa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#998daa

RGB

rgb(153, 141, 170)

HSL

hsl(264.8, 14.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.8, 17.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 17.1%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(60.54, 10.21, -13.62)

LCH

lch(60.54, 17.02, 306.86)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0444, 303.98)

HWB

hwb(264.8, 55.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eaa8d

Analogous

#8d90aa

#998daa

#a88daa

Triadic

#998daa

#aa998d

#8daa99

Split-complementary

#998daa

#aaa88d

#90aa8d

Tetradic

#998daa

#aa8d9e

#9eaa8d

#8daa99

Square

#998daa

#aa8d90

#9eaa8d

#8daaa8

Shades

Color #998daa mixed toward black.

#7e6f94

#655977

#4c4259

#332c3b

#19161e

Tints

Color #998daa mixed toward white.

#aaa0b8

#bbb3c6

#ccc6d5

#ddd9e3

#eeecf1

Tones

Color #998daa mixed toward gray.

#998fa8

#9a92a5

#9a94a3

#9b97a0

#9b999e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494a4 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#9596a2 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#989e9d · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #998daa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#998daa]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#998daa (#998daa) is rgb(153, 141, 170) in RGB.

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

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