What color is #A297EF?

#A297EF is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A297EF?

The RGB value is 162, 151, 239: 162 red, 151 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A297EF?

The complementary color is #E4EF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A297EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A297EF color

#A297EF rgb(162, 151, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A297EF is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 59.2% green and 93.7% blue (162, 151, 239).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 73% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#A297EF color codes

HEX	`#A297EF`
RGB	`rgb(162, 151, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 59.2%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 73%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 37%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 37%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.55, 23.61, -42.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.55, 48.91, 298.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.543, 36.046, 86.413)`
Decimal	`10655727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A297EF, 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 #A297EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A297EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #A297EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a297ef; }
.text { color: #a297ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a297ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 151 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a297ef, #ce97ef); }

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Questions

What color is #A297EF?: #A297EF is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A297EF?: The RGB value is 162, 151, 239: 162 red, 151 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A297EF?: The complementary color is #E4EF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A297EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.