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#A97FF8 closest to Illicit Purple

#A97FF8 is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 49.8% green and 97.3% blue (rgb(169, 127, 248)). Its HSL value is 261° hue, 90% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. #A97FF8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.08:1.

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Variations of #A97FF8

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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#A97FF8 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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#A97FF8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A97FF8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5F95F5
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5596FC
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7391FA
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5F95F5
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7C8EF6
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9896B0
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A489DB
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #969696
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9B90B5

#A97FF8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.97:1 Very poor#A97FF8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.08:1 Very good#A97FF8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A97FF8 in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #A97FF8; }
.background { background-color: #A97FF8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A97FF8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(169 127 248);
color: hsl(261 90% 74%);
color: oklch(0.689 0.175 297.7);

#A97FF8 FAQ

What color is #A97FF8?

#A97FF8 is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A97FF8?

#A97FF8 is rgb(169, 127, 248) in RGB, hsl(261, 90%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 49%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A97FF8?

The complementary color of #A97FF8 is #CEF87F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A97FF8?

Black text has the best contrast on #A97FF8: 7.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A97FF8 a warm or cool color?

#A97FF8 is a cool color.