Information about #998BC1 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#998BC1 is a mildly saturated violet that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cold Purple (#9D8ABF). Slightly further away sit Cool Violet (#A189BA) and Unicorn (#9F90D0).
In RGB terms — rgb(153, 139, 193) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. #998BC1 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#998BC1 color variations
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#998BC1 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#998BC1 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#998BC1 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#998BC1 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#998BC1 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #998BC1 color
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Nearest named colors to #998BC1
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9D8ABF
#A189BA
#9F90D0
#AA8CBC
#A285D1
#967BB6
#9D9CB7
#9D9CB4
#9678B6
#A09BB2
#AB92B3
#A29ECD
#998BC1 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#998BC1
- RGB153, 139, 193
- CMYK16, 21, 0, 24
- CSSrgb(153, 139, 193)
- HSL256°, 30%, 65%
- HSL Precise255.556°, 30.337%, 65.098%
- HSV256°, 28%, 76%
- HSB256°, 28%, 76%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.757
- GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.545, 0.757)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.545, 0.757, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.545, 0.757)
- Percentage of Red in RGB60%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB75.7%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID998BC1
- DECIMAL ID10062785
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
