What color is #A197DB?

#A197DB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A197DB?

The RGB value is 161, 151, 219: 161 red, 151 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A197DB?

The complementary color is #D1DB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A197DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A197DB color

#A197DB rgb(161, 151, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A197DB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 59.2% green and 85.9% blue (161, 151, 219).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 49% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#A197DB color codes

HEX	`#A197DB`
RGB	`rgb(161, 151, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 59.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 49%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 31%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 31%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.61, 18.33, -33.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.61, 38, 298.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.548, 34.824, 71.695)`
Decimal	`10590171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A197DB, 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 #A197DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A197DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #A197DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a197db; }
.text { color: #a197db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a197db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 151 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a197db, #c397db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A197DB?: #A197DB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A197DB?: The RGB value is 161, 151, 219: 161 red, 151 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A197DB?: The complementary color is #D1DB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A197DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.