Close to Heather
#A997BC
#A997BC is a light, muted purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 66.3% red, 59.2% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A997BC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.68:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.84:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.68:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.84:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A997BC as they’d see it.
#A997BC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A997BC
What color is #A997BC?
#A997BC is a light, muted purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 66.3% red, 59.2% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A997BC in RGB?
#A997BC is rgb(169, 151, 188): 169 red, 151 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A997BC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(10, 20, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A997BC?
PANTONE 2655 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A997BC?
Its complement #92A47F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.