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#998AC7 Color

#998AC7 is rgb(153, 138, 199) in RGB, hsl(255, 35%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 31%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#998AC7
HEX#998AC7
RGBrgb(153, 138, 199)
HSLhsl(255, 35%, 66%)
HSVhsv(255, 31%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 31%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.09 295.1)
LABlab(60.58% 15.55 -29.78)
LCHlch(60.58% 33.60 297.57)

What #998AC7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #998AC7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.66Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.62Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.99Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.84African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.11Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.44

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#998AC7 Channel Values

How #998AC7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 153 · G 138 · B 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 35% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 31% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.08:1 vs white · 6.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #998AC7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #998AC7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #998AC7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #998AC7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#998AC7
Complementary
#B7C78A
Analogous
#8A99C7
Analogous
#B78AC7
Triadic
#C7998A
Triadic
#8AC799
Split comp.
#C7B78A
Split comp.
#99C78A

Tints & Shades of #998AC7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A89BCF
#B4A9D6
#C3BADE
#CFC8E4
#DED9ED
#EAE7F3

Shades

#7E6BB8
#6550A5
#524186
#41336B
#2E244C
#1B162D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #998AC7.

How #998AC7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#998AC7
Protanopia#8D8DC7
Protanomaly#928CC7
Deuteranopia#8F8FC7
Deuteranomaly#938DC7
Tritanopia#909494
Tritanomaly#9490AB
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #998AC7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-998ac7: #998AC7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #998AC7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-998ac7': '#998AC7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.541, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_998ac7">#998AC7</color>
SVG fillfill="#998AC7"

More Purple Colors

#998AC7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#998AC7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #998AC7?

#998AC7 is a light purple — rgb(153, 138, 199) in RGB and hsl(255, 35%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #998AC7?

#998AC7 is rgb(153, 138, 199) — red 153, green 138, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #998AC7?

#998AC7 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 31%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #998AC7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #998AC7 scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #998AC7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #998AC7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 21.31, which is visibly different.

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