What color is #A97FAB?

#A97FAB 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 #A97FAB?

The RGB value is 169, 127, 171: 169 red, 127 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97FAB?

The complementary color is #81AB7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97FAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97FAB color

#A97FAB rgb(169, 127, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A97FAB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 49.8% green and 67.1% blue (169, 127, 171).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#A97FAB color codes

HEX	`#A97FAB`
RGB	`rgb(169, 127, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 49.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 26%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.56, 23.91, -17.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.56, 29.35, 324.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.301, 26.555, 41.997)`
Decimal	`11108267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97FAB, 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 #A97FAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97FAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #A97FAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97fab; }
.text { color: #a97fab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97fab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 127 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97fab, #ab7f97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A97FAB?: #A97FAB 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 #A97FAB?: The RGB value is 169, 127, 171: 169 red, 127 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97FAB?: The complementary color is #81AB7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97FAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.