All About Color #998AA8

#998AA8

About #998AA8

#998AA8 is a light purple color with the hex code #998AA8. In RGB it is red 153, green 138, blue 168; in HSL it is hue 270°, saturation 15%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 9%, 18%, 0%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 3.20:1 on white and 6.56:1 on black.

#998AA8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet99, 8A, A8
CMYK8.93%, 17.86%, 0.00%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal153, 138, 168
HSL270°, 15%, 60%
RGB Octal231, 212, 250
HSV (HSB)270.00°, 17.86%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10011001, 10001010, 10101000
CIE-L*AB59.69, 11.50, -13.77
RGB Percent60.00%, 54.12%, 65.88%
CIE-L*CH59.69, 17.94, 309.88
XYZ29.29, 27.78, 40.86
CIE-L*UV59.69, 6.42, -22.20
xyY0.30, 0.28, 27.78
Hunter-Lab52.70, 6.98, -9.08
RYB60.00%, 54.12%, 65.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#998AA8 on a dark background: contrast 6.56:1, passes WCAG AA.
#998AA8 on a light background: contrast 3.20:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #998AA8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #998AA8. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#998AA8 · #C7BECF · #6B5B7B · #99A88A · #C7CFBE

Analogous palette

#8A99A8 · #8A8AA8 · #998AA8 · #A88AA8 · #A88A99

Triadic palette

#998AA8 · #A8998A · #8AA899 · #C7BECF · #CFC7BE

Tetradic palette

#998AA8 · #A88A8A · #99A88A · #8AA8A8 · #6B5B7B

Monochromatic palette

#4C4158 · #736284 · #998AA8 · #BFB6C9 · #E6E2E9

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