Information about #998BAC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#998BAC falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 139, 172) — 60% red, 54.5% green, 67.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 13 / 0 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#998BAC is a gently muted blue-purple violet that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Deep Amethyst (#9C8AA4). Slightly further away sit Antique Viola (#928BA6) and Ooh La (#A088A6).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(153, 139, 172)), which gives #998BAC its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. #998BAC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#998BAC color variations

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

#998BAC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#998BAC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#998BAC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#998BAC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#998BAC 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Nearest named colors to #998BAC

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

Deep Amethyst color link
Deep Amethyst

#9C8AA4

Antique Viola color link
Antique Viola

#928BA6

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Santas Grey color link
Santas Grey

#9998A7

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Grey Suit color link
Grey Suit

#9391A0

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Grayish Mulberry color link
Grayish Mulberry

#9E7DA8

Grayish Violet color link
Grayish Violet

#937DA8

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

#998BAC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#998BAC
  • RGB153, 139, 172
  • CMYK7, 13, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(153, 139, 172)
  • HSL265°, 17%, 61%
  • HSL Precise265.455°, 16.583%, 60.98%
  • HSV265°, 19%, 67%
  • HSB265°, 19%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.545, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.545, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.545, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID998BAC
  • DECIMAL ID10062764
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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