What color is #A297BD?

#A297BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A297BD?

The RGB value is 162, 151, 189: 162 red, 151 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A297BD?

The complementary color is #B2BD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A297BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A297BD color

#A297BD rgb(162, 151, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A297BD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 59.2% green and 74.1% blue (162, 151, 189).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#A297BD color codes

HEX	`#A297BD`
RGB	`rgb(162, 151, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 59.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 20%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.55, 11.68, -18.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.55, 21.61, 302.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.15, 33.489, 52.746)`
Decimal	`10655677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A297BD, 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 #A297BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A297BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #A297BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a297bd; }
.text { color: #a297bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a297bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 151 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a297bd, #b597bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A297BD?: #A297BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A297BD?: The RGB value is 162, 151, 189: 162 red, 151 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A297BD?: The complementary color is #B2BD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A297BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.