What color is #A197CA?

#A197CA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A197CA?

The RGB value is 161, 151, 202: 161 red, 151 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A197CA?

The complementary color is #C0CA97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A197CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A197CA color

#A197CA rgb(161, 151, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A197CA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 59.2% green and 79.2% blue (161, 151, 202).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#A197CA color codes

HEX	`#A197CA`
RGB	`rgb(161, 151, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 59.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 25%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.94, 14.29, -24.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.94, 28.68, 299.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.423, 33.974, 60.504)`
Decimal	`10590154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A197CA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A197CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A197CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A197CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a197ca; }
.text { color: #a197ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a197ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 151 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a197ca, #bb97ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A197CA?: #A197CA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A197CA?: The RGB value is 161, 151, 202: 161 red, 151 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A197CA?: The complementary color is #C0CA97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A197CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.