What color is #A97CA9?

#A97CA9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A97CA9?

The RGB value is 169, 124, 169: 169 red, 124 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97CA9?

The complementary color is #7CA97C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97CA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97CA9 color

#A97CA9 rgb(169, 124, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A97CA9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 48.6% green and 66.3% blue (169, 124, 169).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#A97CA9 color codes

HEX	`#A97CA9`
RGB	`rgb(169, 124, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 48.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.77, 25.22, -17.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.77, 30.46, 325.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.731, 25.716, 40.873)`
Decimal	`11107497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97CA9, 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 #A97CA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97CA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A97CA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97ca9; }
.text { color: #a97ca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97ca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 124 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97ca9, #a97c93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A97CA9?: #A97CA9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A97CA9?: The RGB value is 169, 124, 169: 169 red, 124 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97CA9?: The complementary color is #7CA97C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97CA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.