What color is #A596BF?

#A596BF 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 #A596BF?

The RGB value is 165, 150, 191: 165 red, 150 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A596BF?

The complementary color is #B0BF96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A596BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A596BF color

#A596BF rgb(165, 150, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A596BF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58.8% green and 74.9% blue (165, 150, 191).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#A596BF color codes

HEX	`#A596BF`
RGB	`rgb(165, 150, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 58.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.62, 13.67, -19.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.62, 23.55, 305.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.826, 33.574, 53.873)`
Decimal	`10852031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A596BF, 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 #A596BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A596BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #A596BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a596bf; }
.text { color: #a596bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a596bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 150 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a596bf, #ba96bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A596BF?: #A596BF 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 #A596BF?: The RGB value is 165, 150, 191: 165 red, 150 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A596BF?: The complementary color is #B0BF96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A596BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.