What color is #A997DF?

#A997DF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A997DF?

The RGB value is 169, 151, 223: 169 red, 151 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A997DF?

The complementary color is #CDDF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A997DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A997DF color

#A997DF rgb(169, 151, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A997DF is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 59.2% green and 87.5% blue (169, 151, 223).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 53% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#A997DF color codes

HEX	`#A997DF`
RGB	`rgb(169, 151, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 59.2%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 53%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 32%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 32%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.44, 21.66, -34.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.44, 40.45, 302.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.745, 35.896, 74.58)`
Decimal	`11114463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A997DF, 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 #A997DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A997DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #A997DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a997df; }
.text { color: #a997df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a997df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 151 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a997df, #cd97df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A997DF?: #A997DF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A997DF?: The RGB value is 169, 151, 223: 169 red, 151 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A997DF?: The complementary color is #CDDF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A997DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.