What color is #A596BB?

#A596BB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A596BB?

The RGB value is 165, 150, 187: 165 red, 150 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A596BB?

The complementary color is #ACBB96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A596BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A596BB color

#A596BB rgb(165, 150, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A596BB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58.8% green and 73.3% blue (165, 150, 187).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#A596BB color codes

HEX	`#A596BB`
RGB	`rgb(165, 150, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 58.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 20%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.48, 12.8, -17.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.48, 21.4, 306.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.391, 33.4, 51.586)`
Decimal	`10852027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A596BB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A596BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A596BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A596BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a596bb; }
.text { color: #a596bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a596bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 150 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a596bb, #b896bb); }

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Questions

What color is #A596BB?: #A596BB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A596BB?: The RGB value is 165, 150, 187: 165 red, 150 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A596BB?: The complementary color is #ACBB96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A596BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.