What color is #A599BA?

#A599BA 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 #A599BA?

The RGB value is 165, 153, 186: 165 red, 153 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A599BA?

The complementary color is #AEBA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A599BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A599BA color

#A599BA rgb(165, 153, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A599BA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 60% green and 72.9% blue (165, 153, 186).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#A599BA color codes

HEX	`#A599BA`
RGB	`rgb(165, 153, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 60%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 18%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.22, 10.9, -15.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.22, 18.93, 305.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.77, 34.327, 51.186)`
Decimal	`10852794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A599BA, 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 #A599BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A599BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #A599BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a599ba; }
.text { color: #a599ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a599ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 153 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a599ba, #b699ba); }

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Questions

What color is #A599BA?: #A599BA 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 #A599BA?: The RGB value is 165, 153, 186: 165 red, 153 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A599BA?: The complementary color is #AEBA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A599BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.