What color is #A597C7?

#A597C7 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 #A597C7?

The RGB value is 165, 151, 199: 165 red, 151 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A597C7?

The complementary color is #B9C797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A597C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A597C7 color

#A597C7 rgb(165, 151, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A597C7 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 59.2% green and 78% blue (165, 151, 199).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 30% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#A597C7 color codes

HEX	`#A597C7`
RGB	`rgb(165, 151, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 59.2%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 30%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 24%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.17, 14.87, -22.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.17, 27.24, 303.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.89, 34.256, 58.69)`
Decimal	`10852295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A597C7, 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 #A597C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A597C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #A597C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a597c7; }
.text { color: #a597c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a597c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 151 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a597c7, #bd97c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A597C7?: #A597C7 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 #A597C7?: The RGB value is 165, 151, 199: 165 red, 151 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A597C7?: The complementary color is #B9C797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A597C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.