What color is #AA98C0?

#AA98C0 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 #AA98C0?

The RGB value is 170, 152, 192: 170 red, 152 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA98C0?

The complementary color is #AEC098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA98C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA98C0 color

#AA98C0 rgb(170, 152, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA98C0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 59.6% green and 75.3% blue (170, 152, 192).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#AA98C0 color codes

HEX	`#AA98C0`
RGB	`rgb(170, 152, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 59.6%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 21%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.6, 14.41, -18.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.6, 23.22, 308.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.318, 34.808, 54.612)`
Decimal	`11180224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA98C0, 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 #AA98C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA98C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #AA98C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa98c0; }
.text { color: #aa98c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa98c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 152 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa98c0, #be98c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA98C0?: #AA98C0 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 #AA98C0?: The RGB value is 170, 152, 192: 170 red, 152 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA98C0?: The complementary color is #AEC098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA98C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.