What color is #A897B5?

#A897B5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A897B5?

The RGB value is 168, 151, 181: 168 red, 151 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A897B5?

The complementary color is #A4B597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A897B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A897B5 color

#A897B5 rgb(168, 151, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A897B5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 59.2% green and 71% blue (168, 151, 181).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#A897B5 color codes

HEX	`#A897B5`
RGB	`rgb(168, 151, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 59.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.8, 11.99, -13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.8, 17.89, 312.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.554, 33.794, 48.357)`
Decimal	`11048885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A897B5, 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 #A897B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A897B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #A897B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a897b5; }
.text { color: #a897b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a897b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 151 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a897b5, #b597b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A897B5?: #A897B5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A897B5?: The RGB value is 168, 151, 181: 168 red, 151 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A897B5?: The complementary color is #A4B597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A897B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.