What color is #A397B6?

#A397B6 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 #A397B6?

The RGB value is 163, 151, 182: 163 red, 151 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A397B6?

The complementary color is #AAB697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A397B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A397B6 color

#A397B6 rgb(163, 151, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A397B6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 59.2% green and 71.4% blue (163, 151, 182).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#A397B6 color codes

HEX	`#A397B6`
RGB	`rgb(163, 151, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 59.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.4, 10.5, -14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.4, 17.89, 305.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.613, 33.297, 48.85)`
Decimal	`10721206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A397B6, 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 #A397B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A397B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #A397B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a397b6; }
.text { color: #a397b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a397b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 151 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a397b6, #b397b6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A397B6?: #A397B6 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 #A397B6?: The RGB value is 163, 151, 182: 163 red, 151 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A397B6?: The complementary color is #AAB697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A397B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.