Information about #988ABA color

#988ABA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #988ABA is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(152, 138, 186) (59.6% red, 54.1% green, 72.9% blue), or CMYK 13 / 19 / 0 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#988ABA is a mildly saturated violet that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cold Purple (#9D8ABF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cool Violet (#A189BA) and Lavender Purple (#967BB6).

In RGB terms — rgb(152, 138, 186) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #988ABA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #988ABA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#988ABA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#988ABA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#988ABA

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#ADA2C8

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#C2B9D6

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#D6D0E3

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#EAE7F1

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White

#FFFFFF

#988ABA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#988ABA

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#7562A2

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#57487B

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#3A3052

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#1D1829

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Black

#000000

#988ABA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#988ABA

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#9387B0

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#8E84A5

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#898299

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#84808C

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Grey

#808080

#988ABA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BB8BA3

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#BB8BB6

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#AC8BBB

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#8B90BB

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#8BA3BB

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#8BB6BB

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#988ABA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#988ABA
#988ABA

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#ADBB8B
#ADBB8B

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#988ABA
#988ABA

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#95BB8B
#95BB8B

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#BBB28B
#BBB28B

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#B28BBB
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#988ABA
#988ABA

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#8B95BB
#8B95BB

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#988ABA
#988ABA

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#BB9A8B
#BB9A8B

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#8BBB9A
#8BBB9A

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#988ABA
#988ABA

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#BB8BAD
#BB8BAD

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#ADBB8B
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#8BBB9A
#8BBB9A

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#BB8B95
#BB8B95

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#ADBB8B
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#8BBBB2
#8BBBB2

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Nearest named colors to #988ABA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Lavender Purple color link
Lavender Purple

#967BB6

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Purple Mountain Majesty color link
Purple Mountain Majesty

#9678B6

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Antique Viola color link
Antique Viola

#928BA6

Pastel Indigo color link
Pastel Indigo

#8686AF

#988ABA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#988ABA
  • RGB152, 138, 186
  • CMYK13, 19, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(152, 138, 186)
  • HSL258°, 26%, 64%
  • HSL Precise257.5°, 25.806%, 63.529%
  • HSV258°, 26%, 73%
  • HSB258°, 26%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.541, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.541, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.541, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID988ABA
  • DECIMAL ID9996986
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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