What color is #A59CC6?

#A59CC6 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 #A59CC6?

The RGB value is 165, 156, 198: 165 red, 156 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59CC6?

The complementary color is #BDC69C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59CC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59CC6 color

#A59CC6 rgb(165, 156, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A59CC6 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 61.2% green and 77.6% blue (165, 156, 198).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 27% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#A59CC6 color codes

HEX	`#A59CC6`
RGB	`rgb(165, 156, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 61.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 27%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.41, 11.83, -20.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.41, 23.56, 300.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.596, 35.853, 58.355)`
Decimal	`10853574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59CC6, 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 #A59CC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59CC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #A59CC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59cc6; }
.text { color: #a59cc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59cc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 156 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59cc6, #ba9cc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A59CC6?: #A59CC6 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 #A59CC6?: The RGB value is 165, 156, 198: 165 red, 156 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59CC6?: The complementary color is #BDC69C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59CC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.