#998FAE Color

#998FAE is rgb(153, 143, 174) in RGB and hsl(259, 16%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#998FAE

HEX#998FAE

RGBrgb(153, 143, 174)

HSLhsl(259, 16%, 62%)

HSVhsv(259, 18%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.047 299.9)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 18%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #998FAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #998FAE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#998FAE Complementary#A4AE8F Analogous#8F94AE Analogous#A88FAE Triadic#AE988F Triadic#8FAE98

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #998FAE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A69DB8 #B3ACC3 #C1BBCE #D1CDDB #DFDCE5 #ECEAF0

Shades

#83779C #6C6085 #594F6D #463E56 #322D3E #1D1A23

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