What color is #A59DBB?

#A59DBB 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 #A59DBB?

The RGB value is 165, 157, 187: 165 red, 157 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59DBB?

The complementary color is #B3BB9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59DBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59DBB color

#A59DBB rgb(165, 157, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A59DBB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 61.6% green and 73.3% blue (165, 157, 187).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#A59DBB color codes

HEX	`#A59DBB`
RGB	`rgb(165, 157, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 61.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.29, 8.87, -14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.29, 16.93, 301.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.542, 35.701, 51.97)`
Decimal	`10853819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59DBB, 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 #A59DBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59DBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #A59DBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59dbb; }
.text { color: #a59dbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59dbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 157 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59dbb, #b49dbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A59DBB?: #A59DBB 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 #A59DBB?: The RGB value is 165, 157, 187: 165 red, 157 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59DBB?: The complementary color is #B3BB9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59DBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.