Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.80:1 — vs black: 5.52:1

Color values

  • HEX #997A8D
  • RGB rgb(153, 122, 141)
  • HSL hsl(323, 20%, 60%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 20.26, 7.84, 40 )
  • Websafe #996699

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #997A8D based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Mountbatten Pink
#997A8D Base
#7A9986
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Mountbatten Pink
#997A8D Base
#967A99
#997A7E
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Mountbatten Pink
#997A8D Base
#8D997A
#7A8D99
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Mountbatten Pink
#997A8D Base
#7E997A
#7A9996
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Mountbatten Pink
#997A8D Base
#99967A
#7A9986
#7A7E99
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Mountbatten Pink
#997A8D Base
#45353F
#705666
#856679
#AB91A1
#BAA5B2
#DBD1D7
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Mountbatten Pink, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0E0B0D
#2B2127
#473641
#634C5A
#7F6274
Mountbatten Pink #997A8D Base
#AB92A1
#BDA9B6
#D0C1CA
#E2D9DE
#F4F1F3
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #997A8D. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #997A8D;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #997A8D;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #997A8D;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #997A8D,
        #84AE94
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #997A8D,
        #84AE94
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$mountbatten-pink: #997A8D;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$mountbatten-pink-r: 153;
$mountbatten-pink-g: 122;
$mountbatten-pink-b: 141;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $mountbatten-pink;
    color: rgba($mountbatten-pink-r, $mountbatten-pink-g, $mountbatten-pink-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Mountbatten Pink appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #997A8D How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #84848C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #7E7E8D Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #977D7D Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #838383 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Mountbatten Pink ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Mountbatten Pink #997A8D Base
Bazaar #98777B ΔE 6.15
English Lavender #B48395 ΔE 6.83
Opera Mauve #B784A7 ΔE 8.41
Turkish Rose #B57281 ΔE 9.33

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.