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#A697B2 closest to Metal Petal

#A697B2 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Metal Petal. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 59.2% green and 69.8% blue (rgb(166, 151, 178)). Its HSL value is 273° hue, 15% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. #A697B2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.69:1.

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Variations of #A697B2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A697B2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A697B2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A697B2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #969DB1
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #939CB3
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #989BB3
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #969DB1
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9B9BB1
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A59AA0
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A698AA
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9F9BA2

#A697B2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.73:1 Very poor#A697B2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.69:1 Very good#A697B2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A697B2 in CSS

/* Metal Petal */
.color { color: #A697B2; }
.background { background-color: #A697B2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A697B2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(166 151 178);
color: hsl(273 15% 65%);
color: oklch(0.698 0.042 310.1);

#A697B2 FAQ

What color is #A697B2?

#A697B2 is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A697B2?

#A697B2 is rgb(166, 151, 178) in RGB, hsl(273, 15%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 30%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A697B2?

The complementary color of #A697B2 is #A3B297, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A697B2?

Black text has the best contrast on #A697B2: 7.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A697B2 a warm or cool color?

#A697B2 is a cool color.