What color is #A697BC?

#A697BC 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 #A697BC?

The RGB value is 166, 151, 188: 166 red, 151 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A697BC?

The complementary color is #ADBC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A697BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A697BC color

#A697BC rgb(166, 151, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A697BC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 59.2% green and 73.7% blue (166, 151, 188).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#A697BC color codes

HEX	`#A697BC`
RGB	`rgb(166, 151, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 59.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 20%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.86, 12.79, -17.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.86, 21.38, 306.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.868, 33.871, 52.215)`
Decimal	`10917820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A697BC, 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 #A697BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A697BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #A697BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a697bc; }
.text { color: #a697bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a697bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 151 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a697bc, #b997bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #A697BC?: #A697BC 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 #A697BC?: The RGB value is 166, 151, 188: 166 red, 151 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A697BC?: The complementary color is #ADBC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A697BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.