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#98819B Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #98819B including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#98819B Color Information

#98819B RGB value is (152, 129, 155). The hex color red value is 152, green is 129, and blue is 155. Its HSL format shows a hue of 293°, saturation of 12 percent, and lightness of56 percent. The CMYK process values are 2 percent, 17 percent, 0 percent, 39percent.

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#98819B Color Meaning

color #98819B conveys muted elegance, historical sentiment, and complex subtlety. #98819B dusty, grayish purple-brown suggests faded tapestry, antique pottery, or shadows in an old garden. Psychologically, Color #98819B is sophisticated and introspective, encouraging a nuanced understanding of history, memory, and layered emotion. #98819B soothes with its complexity, offering a color space that feels rich with unspoken stories and dignified age. #98819B color is emotionally resonant but quiet and reserved. Symbolically, color #98819B represents the patina of experience, beauty that is inseparable from time, and mystery that has been integrated into the everyday. #98819B is the color of a forgotten, leather-bound journal. Culturally, #98819B appears in heritage branding, period film costuming, and museum displays, where #98819B conveys authenticity, depth, and a tangible connection to the past. color #98819B provides a visual language for expressing tradition, subtlety, and refined melancholy.

Color Conversion

Convert #98819B across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#98819B
RGB
rgb(152, 129, 155)
HSL
hsl(293°, 12%, 56%)
CMYK
cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 39%)
HSV
hsv(293°, 17%, 61%)
XYZ
26.7155 24.7425 34.3781
Yxy
24.7425 0.3112 0.2883
Hunter Lab
49.7418 1.4792 -1.0905
CIE-Lab
56.8236 13.6306 -10.6295

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red152 / 255 (60%)
60%
Green129 / 255 (51%)
51%
Blue155 / 255 (61%)
61%

CMYK Values

Cyan2 / 100 (2%)
Magenta17 / 100 (17%)
17%
Yellow0 / 100 (0%)
Key (Black)39 / 100 (39%)
39%

Color Variations

#98819B harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#98819B harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #98819B for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

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WCAG AAA

Normal Text

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WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

3.53:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #98819B appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#98819B

protanopia

#8e8e95

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #98819B;

Text Color

color: #98819B;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #98819B;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #98819B40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #98819B;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #98819B 0%, #5b4a5e 100%);

#98819B Color FAQs

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