What color is #A697C0?

#A697C0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A697C0?

The RGB value is 166, 151, 192: 166 red, 151 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A697C0?

The complementary color is #B1C097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A697C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A697C0 color

#A697C0 rgb(166, 151, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A697C0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 59.2% green and 75.3% blue (166, 151, 192).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#A697C0 color codes

HEX	`#A697C0`
RGB	`rgb(166, 151, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 59.2%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65, 13.65, -19.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65, 23.52, 305.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.305, 34.046, 54.518)`
Decimal	`10917824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A697C0, 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 #A697C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A697C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #A697C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a697c0; }
.text { color: #a697c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a697c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 151 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a697c0, #bb97c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A697C0?: #A697C0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A697C0?: The RGB value is 166, 151, 192: 166 red, 151 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A697C0?: The complementary color is #B1C097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A697C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.