All About Color #A997CE

#A997CE

About #A997CE

#A997CE is a light purple color with the hex code #A997CE. In RGB it is red 169, green 151, blue 206; in HSL it is hue 260°, saturation 36%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 18%, 27%, 0%, 19%. Its contrast ratio is 2.62:1 on white and 8.00:1 on black.

#A997CE Color Conversion

Hex tripletA9, 97, CE
CMYK17.96%, 26.70%, 0.00%, 19.22%
RGB Decimal169, 151, 206
HSL260°, 36%, 70%
RGB Octal251, 227, 316
HSV (HSB)259.64°, 26.70%, 80.78%
RGB Binary10101001, 10010111, 11001110
CIE-L*AB65.77, 17.73, -25.78
RGB Percent66.27%, 59.22%, 80.78%
CIE-L*CH65.77, 31.29, 304.51
XYZ38.57, 35.02, 63.12
CIE-L*UV65.77, 5.96, -42.63
xyY0.28, 0.26, 35.02
Hunter-Lab59.18, 12.76, -21.81
RYB66.27%, 59.22%, 80.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A997CE on a dark background: contrast 8.00:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A997CE on a light background: contrast 2.62:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A997CE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #A997CE. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#A997CE · #DDD5EB · #7659B1 · #BCCE97 · #E4EBD5

Analogous palette

#97BCCE · #97A0CE · #A997CE · #C597CE · #CE97BC

Triadic palette

#A997CE · #CEA997 · #97CEA9 · #DDD5EB · #EBDDD5

Tetradic palette

#A997CE · #CE97A0 · #BCCE97 · #97CEC5 · #7659B1

Monochromatic palette

#5A418B · #7E63B6 · #A997CE · #D4CBE7 · #F1EEF7

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