Information about #A98ACD color

#A98ACD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A98ACD falls into the Violet Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 138, 205) — 66.3% red, 54.1% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 26 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A98ACD reads as a confidently colored violet 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 hair away from Sabrina Violet (#A285D1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Unicorn (#9F90D0) and Biloba Flower (#AE99D2).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 138, 205) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A98ACD: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A98ACD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A98ACD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A98ACD 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A98ACD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Pale Purple color link
Pale Purple

#B790D4

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Lenurple color link
Lenurple

#BA93D8

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A98ACD
  • RGB169, 138, 205
  • CMYK14, 26, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(169, 138, 205)
  • HSL268°, 40%, 67%
  • HSL Precise267.761°, 40.12%, 67.255%
  • HSV268°, 33%, 80%
  • HSB268°, 33%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.541, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.541, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.541, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA98ACD
  • DECIMAL ID11111117
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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