Information about #A298EF color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #A298EF reads as a energetic, saturated blue and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dull Lavender (#A899E6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig (#AAA4E3) and Very Light Persian Blue (#AA9EFF).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(162, 152, 239)), which gives #A298EF its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A298EF: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A298EF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#A298EF color variations
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#A298EF color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A298EF color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A298EF color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A298EF color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A298EF color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A298EF color
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Nearest named colors to #A298EF
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A899E6
#AAA4E3
#AA9EFF
#968BE7
#AE8BE7
#8F99FB
#8F8CE7
#8B9FEE
#ACACE6
#9EAAFF
#8B96E7
#9FA2D7
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A298EF
- RGB162, 152, 239
- CMYK30, 34, 0, 6
- CSSrgb(162, 152, 239)
- HSL247°, 73%, 77%
- HSL Precise246.897°, 73.109%, 76.667%
- HSV247°, 36%, 94%
- HSB247°, 36%, 94%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.635
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.937
- GLSLvec3(0.635, 0.596, 0.937)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.635, 0.596, 0.937, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.635, 0.596, 0.937)
- Percentage of Red in RGB63.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB93.7%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDA298EF
- DECIMAL ID10655983
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
