Information about #998EA9 color

#998EA9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #998EA9 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(153, 142, 169) (60% red, 55.7% green, 66.3% blue), or CMYK 6 / 11 / 0 / 34 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#998EA9 presents itself as a calm, restrained twilight violet — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Deep Amethyst (#9C8AA4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Antique Viola (#928BA6) and Ooh La (#A088A6).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 142, 169) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #998EA9: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #998EA9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#998EA9 color variations

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

#998EA9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#998EA9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#998EA9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#998EA9 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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#998EA9 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 #998EA9

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

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Grey Suit color link
Grey Suit

#9391A0

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Amethyst Smoke color link
Amethyst Smoke

#95879C

Vita Strada color link
Vita Strada

#A1949D

#998EA9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#998EA9
  • RGB153, 142, 169
  • CMYK6, 11, 0, 34
  • CSSrgb(153, 142, 169)
  • HSL264°, 14%, 61%
  • HSL Precise264.444°, 13.568%, 60.98%
  • HSV264°, 16%, 66%
  • HSB264°, 16%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.557, 0.663)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.557, 0.663, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.557, 0.663)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID998EA9
  • DECIMAL ID10063529
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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