What color is #A597C1?

#A597C1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A597C1?

The RGB value is 165, 151, 193: 165 red, 151 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A597C1?

The complementary color is #B3C197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A597C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A597C1 color

#A597C1 rgb(165, 151, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A597C1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 59.2% green and 75.7% blue (165, 151, 193).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#A597C1 color codes

HEX	`#A597C1`
RGB	`rgb(165, 151, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 59.2%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 22%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.95, 13.54, -19.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.95, 23.99, 304.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.207, 33.983, 55.094)`
Decimal	`10852289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A597C1, 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 #A597C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A597C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #A597C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a597c1; }
.text { color: #a597c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a597c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 151 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a597c1, #ba97c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A597C1?: #A597C1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A597C1?: The RGB value is 165, 151, 193: 165 red, 151 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A597C1?: The complementary color is #B3C197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A597C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.