What color is #A98CA8?

#A98CA8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98CA8?

The RGB value is 169, 140, 168: 169 red, 140 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98CA8?

The complementary color is #8CA98D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98CA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98CA8 color

#A98CA8 rgb(169, 140, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A98CA8 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 54.9% green and 65.9% blue (169, 140, 168).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#A98CA8 color codes

HEX	`#A98CA8`
RGB	`rgb(169, 140, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 54.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 1%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.67, 15.95, -10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.67, 19.17, 326.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.807, 30.019, 41.104)`
Decimal	`11111592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98CA8, 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 #A98CA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A98CA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	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 #A98CA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98ca8; }
.text { color: #a98ca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98ca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 140 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98ca8, #a98c9a); }

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Questions

What color is #A98CA8?: #A98CA8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98CA8?: The RGB value is 169, 140, 168: 169 red, 140 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98CA8?: The complementary color is #8CA98D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98CA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.