What color is #A59DCA?

#A59DCA 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 #A59DCA?

The RGB value is 165, 157, 202: 165 red, 157 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59DCA?

The complementary color is #C2CA9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59DCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59DCA color

#A59DCA rgb(165, 157, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A59DCA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 61.6% green and 79.2% blue (165, 157, 202).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#A59DCA color codes

HEX	`#A59DCA`
RGB	`rgb(165, 157, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 61.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 22%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 22%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.81, 12.16, -21.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.81, 25.13, 298.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.232, 36.377, 60.873)`
Decimal	`10853834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59DCA, 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 #A59DCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59DCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #A59DCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59dca; }
.text { color: #a59dca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59dca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 157 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59dca, #bc9dca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A59DCA?: #A59DCA 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 #A59DCA?: The RGB value is 165, 157, 202: 165 red, 157 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59DCA?: The complementary color is #C2CA9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59DCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.