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#A98CCA Color

#A98CCA is rgb(169, 140, 202) in RGB, hsl(268, 37%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 31%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A98CCA
HEX#A98CCA
RGBrgb(169, 140, 202)
HSLhsl(268, 37%, 67%)
HSVhsv(268, 31%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 31%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.094 305.5)
LABlab(62.68% 20.38 -28.08)
LCHlch(62.68% 34.69 305.98)

What #A98CCA 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 #A98CCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.14Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.78Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.85African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.31Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.59Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.77

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

#A98CCA Channel Values

How #A98CCA 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 169 · G 140 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 37% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 31% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.88:1 vs white · 7.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A98CCA 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 text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A98CCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A98CCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A98CCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A98CCA
Complementary
#ADCA8C
Analogous
#8C8ECA
Analogous
#C88CCA
Triadic
#CAA98C
Triadic
#8CCAA9
Split comp.
#CAC88C
Split comp.
#8ECA8C

Tints & Shades of #A98CCA

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

#B39AD0
#C0ABD8
#CBB9DF
#D8CBE7
#E2D9ED
#EFEAF5

Shades

#916CBC
#7A4FAB
#63408C
#4D326C
#37234D
#20152D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A98CCA.

How #A98CCA 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#A98CCA
Protanopia#9191CA
Protanomaly#9B8FCA
Deuteranopia#9696C9
Deuteranomaly#9E92CA
Tritanopia#A19696
Tritanomaly#A492AD
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A98CCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a98cca: #A98CCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A98CCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a98cca': '#A98CCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.549, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_a98cca">#A98CCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A98CCA"

More Purple Colors

#A98CCA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#A98CCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A98CCA?

#A98CCA is a light purple — rgb(169, 140, 202) in RGB and hsl(268, 37%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #A98CCA?

#A98CCA is rgb(169, 140, 202) — red 169, green 140, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A98CCA?

#A98CCA converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 31%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A98CCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A98CCA scores 2.88:1 against white and 7.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A98CCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A98CCA 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 16.07, which is visibly different.

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