What color is #A98FB7?

#A98FB7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98FB7?

The RGB value is 169, 143, 183: 169 red, 143 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98FB7?

The complementary color is #9DB78F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98FB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98FB7 color

#A98FB7 rgb(169, 143, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A98FB7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 56.1% green and 71.8% blue (169, 143, 183).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#A98FB7 color codes

HEX	`#A98FB7`
RGB	`rgb(169, 143, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 56.1%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 22%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 22%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.93, 17.26, -17.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.93, 24.38, 315.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.731, 31.499, 49.041)`
Decimal	`11112375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98FB7, 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 #A98FB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A98FB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #A98FB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98fb7; }
.text { color: #a98fb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98fb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 143 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98fb7, #b78fb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A98FB7?: #A98FB7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98FB7?: The RGB value is 169, 143, 183: 169 red, 143 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98FB7?: The complementary color is #9DB78F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98FB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.