What color is #A98EC3?

#A98EC3 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 #A98EC3?

The RGB value is 169, 142, 195: 169 red, 142 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98EC3?

The complementary color is #A8C38E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98EC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98EC3 color

#A98EC3 rgb(169, 142, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A98EC3 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 55.7% green and 76.5% blue (169, 142, 195).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#A98EC3 color codes

HEX	`#A98EC3`
RGB	`rgb(169, 142, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 55.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 27%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 27%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.11, 20.37, -23.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.11, 31.25, 310.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.884, 31.721, 55.852)`
Decimal	`11112131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98EC3, 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 #A98EC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A98EC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #A98EC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98ec3; }
.text { color: #a98ec3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98ec3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 142 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98ec3, #c38ec3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A98EC3?: #A98EC3 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 #A98EC3?: The RGB value is 169, 142, 195: 169 red, 142 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98EC3?: The complementary color is #A8C38E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98EC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.