#A697B5 Color

#A697B5 is rgb(166, 151, 181) in RGB and hsl(270, 17%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A697B5

HEX#A697B5

RGBrgb(166, 151, 181)

HSLhsl(270, 17%, 65%)

HSVhsv(270, 17%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.046 307.7)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 17%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A697B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A697B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A697B5 Complementary#A6B597 Analogous#9797B5 Analogous#B597B5 Triadic#B5A697 Triadic#97B5A6

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A697B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3A5C0 #BDB1C8 #C9C0D3 #D6CFDD #E3DEE8 #EDEAF0

Shades

#8F7CA2 #7A668F #635374 #4C3F5A #362C3F #211C27

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