HEX Color #998AE2 (Mediumpurple)

About #998AE2

The precise color #998AE2 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumpurple. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 138 green, and 226 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 32% cyan and 39% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 250.2° hue, 60.3% saturation, and 71.4% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#998AE2

RGB153, 138, 226

HSL250.2°, 60.3%, 71.4%

CMYK32%, 39%, 0%, 11%

HSV250.2°, 38.9%, 88.6%

LAB62.0, 25.3, -42.8

XYZ36.0, 30.4, 75.9

Decimal10062562

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#998AE2 #D2E289

Analogous

#89A6E2 #C589E2

Triadic

#E29989 #89E299

Tetradic

#E289A6 #D2E289 #89E2C5

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#998AE2

#A497E5

#AFA4E8

#BBB1EB

#C6BEEE

#D1CBF2

#DDD8F5

#E8E5F8

#F3F2FB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#998AE2

#887AC8

#776BAF

#665C96

#554C7D

#443D64

#332E4B

#221E32

#110F19

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.96:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.09:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.83:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.03:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #998AE2; }

.text-color { color: #998AE2; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #998AE2; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple

#9370DB