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#A97AC2 Color

#A97AC2 is rgb(169, 122, 194) in RGB, hsl(279, 37%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 37%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A97AC2
HEX#A97AC2
RGBrgb(169, 122, 194)
HSLhsl(279, 37%, 62%)
HSVhsv(279, 37%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 37%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(65.3% 0.116 313.3)
LABlab(58.08% 28.69 -30.64)
LCHlch(58.08% 41.97 313.12)

What #A97AC2 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A97AC2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.23Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.35African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.43Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.86Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.18Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.75

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#A97AC2 Channel Values

How #A97AC2 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 169 · G 122 · B 1948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 37% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 37% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.36:1 vs white · 6.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A97AC2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A97AC2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A97AC2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A97AC2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A97AC2
Complementary
#93C27A
Analogous
#857AC2
Analogous
#C27AB7
Triadic
#C2A97A
Triadic
#7AC2A9
Split comp.
#B7C27A
Split comp.
#7AC285

Tints & Shades of #A97AC2

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B48CCA
#C09DD2
#CBAFDA
#D8C4E4
#E4D5EC
#EFE7F4

Shades

#975EB5
#7F489D
#693B81
#522F65
#3B2249
#22132A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A97AC2.

How #A97AC2 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A97AC2
Protanopia#8484C2
Protanomaly#9480C2
Deuteranopia#8C8CC1
Deuteranomaly#9885C1
Tritanopia#A08686
Tritanomaly#A481A1
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A97AC2 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a97ac2: #A97AC2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A97AC2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a97ac2': '#A97AC2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.478, blue: 0.761)
Android XML<color name="color_a97ac2">#A97AC2</color>
SVG fillfill="#A97AC2"

More Purple Colors

#A97AC2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A97AC2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A97AC2?

#A97AC2 is a light purple — rgb(169, 122, 194) in RGB and hsl(279, 37%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.23.

What is the RGB value of #A97AC2?

#A97AC2 is rgb(169, 122, 194) — red 169, green 122, and blue 194 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A97AC2?

#A97AC2 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 37%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A97AC2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A97AC2 scores 3.36:1 against white and 6.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A97AC2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A97AC2 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 17.73, which is visibly different.

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