Information about #A17BDB color

#A17BDB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A17BDB is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(161, 123, 219) — 63.1% red, 48.2% green, 85.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 38 / 0 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated twilight violet, #A17BDB appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Sabrina Violet (#A285D1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Pastel Purple (#966FD6) and Medium Purple (#9370DB).

The recipe behind #A17BDB is rgb(161, 123, 219), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A17BDB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.3:1. No one has named #A17BDB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A17BDB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A17BDB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A17BDB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A17BDB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A17BDB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A17BDB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#84DB7B
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#DBD17B
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#DBA17B
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#7BDBA1
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A17BDB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sabrina Violet color link
Sabrina Violet

#A285D1

Dark Pastel Purple color link
Dark Pastel Purple

#966FD6

Medium Purple color link
Medium Purple

#9370DB

Pastel Grape color link
Pastel Grape

#A16AD1

Rich Lavender color link
Rich Lavender

#A76BCF

Julie's Lavender color link
Julie's Lavender

#A767D5

Light Persian Blue color link
Light Persian Blue

#968BE7

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Light Blue Violet color link
Light Blue Violet

#AE8BE7

True V color link
True V

#8A73D6

Crocus Purple color link
Crocus Purple

#9172EC

Amethyst color link
Amethyst

#9966CC

#A17BDB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A17BDB
  • RGB161, 123, 219
  • CMYK23, 38, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(161, 123, 219)
  • HSL264°, 57%, 67%
  • HSL Precise263.75°, 57.143%, 67.059%
  • HSV264°, 44%, 86%
  • HSB264°, 44%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.482, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.482, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.482, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA17BDB
  • DECIMAL ID10583003
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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