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#A098EC Color

#A098EC is rgb(160, 152, 236) in RGB, hsl(246, 69%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 36%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), visibly different at ΔE 13.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A098EC
HEX#A098EC
RGBrgb(160, 152, 236)
HSLhsl(246, 69%, 76%)
HSVhsv(246, 36%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 36%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.121 287.3)
LABlab(66.07% 17.34 -41.72)
LCHlch(66.07% 45.18 292.57)

What #A098EC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A098EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#A098EC Channel Values

How #A098EC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 160 · G 152 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 69% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 36% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.56:1 vs white · 8.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A098EC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A098EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A098EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #A098EC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A098EC.

How #A098EC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A098EC
Protanopia#9999EC
Protanomaly#9C99EC
Deuteranopia#9B9BEC
Deuteranomaly#9D9AEC
Tritanopia#91A6A6
Tritanomaly#97A0C6
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A098EC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a098ec: #A098EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A098EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a098ec': '#A098EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.596, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_a098ec">#A098EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A098EC"

More Blue Colors

#A098EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A098EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A098EC?

#A098EC is a light blue — rgb(160, 152, 236) in RGB and hsl(246, 69%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.49.

What is the RGB value of #A098EC?

#A098EC is rgb(160, 152, 236) — red 160, green 152, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A098EC?

#A098EC converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 36%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A098EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A098EC scores 2.56:1 against white and 8.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A098EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A098EC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 17.31, which is visibly different.

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