What color is #A59CC5?

#A59CC5 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 #A59CC5?

The RGB value is 165, 156, 197: 165 red, 156 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59CC5?

The complementary color is #BCC59C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59CC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59CC5 color

#A59CC5 rgb(165, 156, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A59CC5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 61.2% green and 77.3% blue (165, 156, 197).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 26% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#A59CC5 color codes

HEX	`#A59CC5`
RGB	`rgb(165, 156, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 61.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 26%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 21%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 21%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.37, 11.61, -19.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.37, 23.01, 300.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.481, 35.807, 57.749)`
Decimal	`10853573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59CC5, 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 #A59CC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59CC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #A59CC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59cc5; }
.text { color: #a59cc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59cc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 156 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59cc5, #ba9cc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A59CC5?: #A59CC5 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 #A59CC5?: The RGB value is 165, 156, 197: 165 red, 156 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59CC5?: The complementary color is #BCC59C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59CC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.