What color is #A599D0?

#A599D0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A599D0?

The RGB value is 165, 153, 208: 165 red, 153 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A599D0?

The complementary color is #C4D099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A599D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A599D0 color

#A599D0 rgb(165, 153, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A599D0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 60% green and 81.6% blue (165, 153, 208).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 37% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#A599D0 color codes

HEX	`#A599D0`
RGB	`rgb(165, 153, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 60%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 37%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 26%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.01, 15.79, -26.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.01, 30.89, 300.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.291, 35.336, 64.465)`
Decimal	`10852816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A599D0, 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 #A599D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A599D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #A599D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a599d0; }
.text { color: #a599d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a599d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 153 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a599d0, #c199d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A599D0?: #A599D0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A599D0?: The RGB value is 165, 153, 208: 165 red, 153 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A599D0?: The complementary color is #C4D099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A599D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.