What color is #A098BE?

#A098BE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A098BE?

The RGB value is 160, 152, 190: 160 red, 152 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A098BE?

The complementary color is #B6BE98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A098BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A098BE color

#A098BE rgb(160, 152, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A098BE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 59.6% green and 74.5% blue (160, 152, 190).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#A098BE color codes

HEX	`#A098BE`
RGB	`rgb(160, 152, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 59.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 20%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.68, 10.68, -18.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.68, 21.42, 299.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.018, 33.648, 53.355)`
Decimal	`10524862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A098BE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A098BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A098BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A098BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a098be; }
.text { color: #a098be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a098be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 152 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a098be, #b398be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A098BE?: #A098BE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A098BE?: The RGB value is 160, 152, 190: 160 red, 152 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A098BE?: The complementary color is #B6BE98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A098BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.