What color is #A797BF?

#A797BF 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 #A797BF?

The RGB value is 167, 151, 191: 167 red, 151 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A797BF?

The complementary color is #AFBF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A797BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A797BF color

#A797BF rgb(167, 151, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A797BF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 59.2% green and 74.9% blue (167, 151, 191).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% 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 7.82:1).

#A797BF color codes

HEX	`#A797BF`
RGB	`rgb(167, 151, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 59.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.05, 13.76, -18.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.05, 23.07, 306.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.405, 34.11, 53.946)`
Decimal	`10983359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A797BF, 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 #A797BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A797BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #A797BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a797bf; }
.text { color: #a797bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a797bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 151 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a797bf, #bb97bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A797BF?: #A797BF 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 #A797BF?: The RGB value is 167, 151, 191: 167 red, 151 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A797BF?: The complementary color is #AFBF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A797BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.