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A697CD

#A697CD closest to Enchanted Lilac

#A697CD is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Enchanted Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 59.2% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(166, 151, 205)). Its HSL value is 257° hue, 35% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #A697CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.93:1.

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Variations of #A697CD

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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#A697CD 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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#A697CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A697CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8D9ECB
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B9FCF
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #939DCE
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8D9ECB
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #959CCC
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9F9FAA
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A49ABE
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9F9F9F
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A19DAC

#A697CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.65:1 Very poor#A697CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.93:1 Very good#A697CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A697CD in CSS

/* Enchanted Lilac */
.color { color: #A697CD; }
.background { background-color: #A697CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A697CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(166 151 205);
color: hsl(257 35% 70%);
color: oklch(0.709 0.079 297.1);

#A697CD FAQ

What color is #A697CD?

#A697CD is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A697CD?

#A697CD is rgb(166, 151, 205) in RGB, hsl(257, 35%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A697CD?

The complementary color of #A697CD is #BECD97, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A697CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #A697CD: 7.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A697CD a warm or cool color?

#A697CD is a cool color.