What color is #A98ED1?

#A98ED1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98ED1?

The RGB value is 169, 142, 209: 169 red, 142 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98ED1?

The complementary color is #B6D18E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98ED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98ED1 color

#A98ED1 rgb(169, 142, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A98ED1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 55.7% green and 82% blue (169, 142, 209).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 42% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#A98ED1 color codes

HEX	`#A98ED1`
RGB	`rgb(169, 142, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 55.7%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 42%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 32%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 32%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.66, 23.5, -30.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.66, 38.66, 307.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.541, 32.384, 64.582)`
Decimal	`11112145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98ED1, 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 #A98ED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A98ED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #A98ED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98ed1; }
.text { color: #a98ed1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98ed1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 142 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98ed1, #ca8ed1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A98ED1?: #A98ED1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98ED1?: The RGB value is 169, 142, 209: 169 red, 142 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98ED1?: The complementary color is #B6D18E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98ED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.