What color is #A98EB1?

#A98EB1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98EB1?

The RGB value is 169, 142, 177: 169 red, 142 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98EB1?

The complementary color is #96B18E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98EB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98EB1 color

#A98EB1 rgb(169, 142, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A98EB1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 55.7% green and 69.4% blue (169, 142, 177).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 18% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#A98EB1 color codes

HEX	`#A98EB1`
RGB	`rgb(169, 142, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 55.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 18%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 20%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.47, 16.6, -14.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.47, 22.06, 318.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.97, 30.956, 45.772)`
Decimal	`11112113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98EB1, 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 #A98EB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A98EB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #A98EB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98eb1; }
.text { color: #a98eb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98eb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 142 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98eb1, #b18ea8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A98EB1?: #A98EB1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98EB1?: The RGB value is 169, 142, 177: 169 red, 142 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98EB1?: The complementary color is #96B18E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98EB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.