What color is #A98FBD?

#A98FBD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98FBD?

The RGB value is 169, 143, 189: 169 red, 143 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98FBD?

The complementary color is #A3BD8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98FBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98FBD color

#A98FBD rgb(169, 143, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A98FBD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 56.1% green and 74.1% blue (169, 143, 189).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 26% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#A98FBD color codes

HEX	`#A98FBD`
RGB	`rgb(169, 143, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 56.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 26%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 24%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 24%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.14, 18.52, -20.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.14, 27.46, 312.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.368, 31.754, 52.4)`
Decimal	`11112381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98FBD, 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 #A98FBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A98FBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #A98FBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98fbd; }
.text { color: #a98fbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98fbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 143 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98fbd, #bd8fba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A98FBD?: #A98FBD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98FBD?: The RGB value is 169, 143, 189: 169 red, 143 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98FBD?: The complementary color is #A3BD8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98FBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.