#A898EA Hex Color

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#a898ea is a hex color. It can be described as pastel, cold, cool, purple, purplish, violet and lavender. It is a shade of purple, lavender. The hex code is #a898ea.

Questions about #a898ea

What is #a898ea in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #a898ea is rgb(168, 152, 234), in HSL hsl(252, 66%, 76%) and in CMYK 28%, 35%, 0%, 8%.
Is #a898ea readable on white or black?
#a898ea has a 2.51:1 contrast ratio on white and 8.34:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.