What color is #A397AF?

#A397AF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A397AF?

The RGB value is 163, 151, 175: 163 red, 151 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A397AF?

The complementary color is #A3AF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A397AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A397AF color

#A397AF rgb(163, 151, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A397AF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 59.2% green and 68.6% blue (163, 151, 175).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#A397AF color codes

HEX	`#A397AF`
RGB	`rgb(163, 151, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 59.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.17, 9.04, -10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.17, 14.16, 309.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.907, 33.015, 45.135)`
Decimal	`10721199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A397AF, 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 #A397AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A397AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #A397AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a397af; }
.text { color: #a397af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a397af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 151 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a397af, #af97af); }

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Questions

What color is #A397AF?: #A397AF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A397AF?: The RGB value is 163, 151, 175: 163 red, 151 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A397AF?: The complementary color is #A3AF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A397AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.