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#A97DAA Color

#A97DAA is rgb(169, 125, 170) in RGB, hsl(299, 21%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 26%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A97DAA
HEX#A97DAA
RGBrgb(169, 125, 170)
HSLhsl(299, 21%, 58%)
HSVhsv(299, 26%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 26%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.083 325.8)
LABlab(58.00% 23.35 -17.11)
LCHlch(58.00% 28.95 323.78)

What #A97DAA 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 #A97DAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 7.37African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.5Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.58Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.11Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 11.3Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 11.37

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

#A97DAA Channel Values

How #A97DAA 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 125 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 21% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 26% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A97DAA 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 text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A97DAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A97DAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A97DAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A97DAA
Complementary
#7EAA7D
Analogous
#937DAA
Analogous
#AA7D95
Triadic
#AAAA7D
Triadic
#7DAAAA
Split comp.
#95AA7D
Split comp.
#7DAA93

Tints & Shades of #A97DAA

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

#B690B6
#C09FC1
#CCB2CD
#D8C4D9
#E5D7E5
#EFE6EF

Shades

#99659A
#845785
#6B476C
#533653
#3A263B
#251825

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A97DAA.

How #A97DAA 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#A97DAA
Protanopia#8686AA
Protanomaly#9582AA
Deuteranopia#8E8EA9
Deuteranomaly#9987A9
Tritanopia#A48484
Tritanomaly#A68195
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A97DAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a97daa: #A97DAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A97DAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a97daa': '#A97DAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.490, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_a97daa">#A97DAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A97DAA"

More Pink Colors

#A97DAA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A97DAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A97DAA?

#A97DAA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(169, 125, 170) in RGB and hsl(299, 21%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.37.

What is the RGB value of #A97DAA?

#A97DAA is rgb(169, 125, 170) — red 169, green 125, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A97DAA?

#A97DAA converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 26%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A97DAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A97DAA scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A97DAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A97DAA 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 17.61, which is visibly different.

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