Information about #A997BD color

#A997BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A997BD belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 151, 189) — 66.3% red, 59.2% green, 74.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 8 / 15 / 0 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A997BD is a calm, restrained twilight violet that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Marionette (#AB94B3). Nearby in the Register you will also find East Side (#AA8CBC) and Glossy Grape (#AB92B3).

The recipe behind #A997BD is rgb(169, 151, 189), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A997BD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. #A997BD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A997BD color variations

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

#A997BD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A997BD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A997BD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A997BD 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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#A997BD 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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#9ABD98
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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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#BDAA98
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#98BDAA
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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 #A997BD

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

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Pastel Purple color link
Pastel Purple

#B39EB5

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Wonderland color link
Wonderland

#BB97BB

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

#A997BD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A997BD
  • RGB169, 151, 189
  • CMYK8, 15, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(169, 151, 189)
  • HSL268°, 22%, 67%
  • HSL Precise268.421°, 22.353%, 66.667%
  • HSV268°, 20%, 74%
  • HSB268°, 20%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.592, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.592, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.592, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA997BD
  • DECIMAL ID11114429
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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