What color is #A997D0?

#A997D0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A997D0?

The RGB value is 169, 151, 208: 169 red, 151 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A997D0?

The complementary color is #BED097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A997D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A997D0 color

#A997D0 rgb(169, 151, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A997D0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 59.2% green and 81.6% blue (169, 151, 208).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#A997D0 color codes

HEX	`#A997D0`
RGB	`rgb(169, 151, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 59.2%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 27%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 27%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.84, 18.17, -26.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.84, 32.35, 304.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.812, 35.122, 64.397)`
Decimal	`11114448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A997D0, 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 #A997D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A997D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #A997D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a997d0; }
.text { color: #a997d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a997d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 151 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a997d0, #c697d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A997D0?: #A997D0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A997D0?: The RGB value is 169, 151, 208: 169 red, 151 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A997D0?: The complementary color is #BED097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A997D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.