Information about #998EA8 color

#998EA8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#998EA8 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 142, 168) — 60% red, 55.7% green, 65.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 6 / 10 / 0 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#998EA8 presents itself as a softly toned twilight violet — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Deep Amethyst (#9C8AA4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Antique Viola (#928BA6) and Ooh La (#A088A6).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 142, 168) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #998EA8: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. #998EA8 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#998EA8 color variations

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

#998EA8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#998EA8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#998EA8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#998EA8 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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#998EA8 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 #998EA8

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

Santas Grey color link
Santas Grey

#9998A7

Grey Suit color link
Grey Suit

#9391A0

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Amethyst Smoke color link
Amethyst Smoke

#95879C

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Vita Strada color link
Vita Strada

#A1949D

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

#998EA8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#998EA8
  • RGB153, 142, 168
  • CMYK6, 10, 0, 34
  • CSSrgb(153, 142, 168)
  • HSL265°, 13%, 61%
  • HSL Precise265.385°, 13%, 60.784%
  • HSV265°, 15%, 66%
  • HSB265°, 15%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.557, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.557, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.557, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID998EA8
  • DECIMAL ID10063528
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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