What color is #A698CA?

#A698CA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A698CA?

The RGB value is 166, 152, 202: 166 red, 152 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A698CA?

The complementary color is #BCCA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A698CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A698CA color

#A698CA rgb(166, 152, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A698CA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 59.6% green and 79.2% blue (166, 152, 202).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#A698CA color codes

HEX	`#A698CA`
RGB	`rgb(166, 152, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 59.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 25%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 25%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.61, 15.3, -23.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.61, 28.3, 302.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.613, 34.828, 60.606)`
Decimal	`10918090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A698CA, 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 #A698CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A698CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #A698CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a698ca; }
.text { color: #a698ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a698ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 152 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a698ca, #bf98ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A698CA?: #A698CA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A698CA?: The RGB value is 166, 152, 202: 166 red, 152 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A698CA?: The complementary color is #BCCA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A698CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.