What color is #A798BD?

#A798BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A798BD?

The RGB value is 167, 152, 189: 167 red, 152 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A798BD?

The complementary color is #AEBD98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A798BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A798BD color

#A798BD rgb(167, 152, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A798BD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 59.6% green and 74.1% blue (167, 152, 189).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#A798BD color codes

HEX	`#A798BD`
RGB	`rgb(167, 152, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 59.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 20%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.24, 12.77, -17.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.24, 21.35, 306.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.348, 34.346, 52.849)`
Decimal	`10983613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A798BD, 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 #A798BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A798BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #A798BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a798bd; }
.text { color: #a798bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a798bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 152 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a798bd, #ba98bd); }

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Questions

What color is #A798BD?: #A798BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A798BD?: The RGB value is 167, 152, 189: 167 red, 152 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A798BD?: The complementary color is #AEBD98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A798BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.