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#AA98C3 Color

#AA98C3 is rgb(170, 152, 195) in RGB, hsl(265, 26%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA98C3
HEX#AA98C3
RGBrgb(170, 152, 195)
HSLhsl(265, 26%, 68%)
HSVhsv(265, 22%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(71% 0.065 303.9)
LABlab(65.56% 13.17 -19.79)
LCHlch(65.56% 23.78 303.64)

What #AA98C3 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 #AA98C3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 6.47Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 7.29Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.71Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 10.07Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 11.19Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 12.07

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

#AA98C3 Channel Values

How #AA98C3 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 170 · G 152 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 26% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 22% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA98C3 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 text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA98C3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA98C3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA98C3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA98C3
Complementary
#B1C398
Analogous
#989CC3
Analogous
#BF98C3
Triadic
#C3AA98
Triadic
#98C3AA
Split comp.
#C3BF98
Split comp.
#9CC398

Tints & Shades of #AA98C3

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

#B5A5CA
#C2B5D4
#CCC2DB
#D7CFE3
#E2DCEA
#EFECF4

Shades

#927BB2
#7A5EA1
#644D84
#4C3A64
#362A47
#20192A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA98C3.

How #AA98C3 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#AA98C3
Protanopia#9B9BC3
Protanomaly#A19AC3
Deuteranopia#9E9EC3
Deuteranomaly#A39CC3
Tritanopia#A49E9E
Tritanomaly#A79CAE
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA98C3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa98c3: #AA98C3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA98C3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa98c3': '#AA98C3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.596, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_aa98c3">#AA98C3</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA98C3"

More Purple Colors

#AA98C3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA98C3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA98C3?

#AA98C3 is a light purple — rgb(170, 152, 195) in RGB and hsl(265, 26%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.47.

What is the RGB value of #AA98C3?

#AA98C3 is rgb(170, 152, 195) — red 170, green 152, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA98C3?

#AA98C3 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA98C3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA98C3 scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA98C3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA98C3 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 18.01, which is visibly different.

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