What color is #A98BBD?

#A98BBD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98BBD?

The RGB value is 169, 139, 189: 169 red, 139 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98BBD?

The complementary color is #9FBD8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98BBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98BBD color

#A98BBD rgb(169, 139, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A98BBD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 54.5% green and 74.1% blue (169, 139, 189).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#A98BBD color codes

HEX	`#A98BBD`
RGB	`rgb(169, 139, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 54.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.15, 20.78, -21.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.15, 30.12, 313.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.779, 30.575, 52.204)`
Decimal	`11111357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98BBD, 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 #A98BBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A98BBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #A98BBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98bbd; }
.text { color: #a98bbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98bbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 139 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98bbd, #bd8bb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A98BBD?: #A98BBD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98BBD?: The RGB value is 169, 139, 189: 169 red, 139 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98BBD?: The complementary color is #9FBD8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98BBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.