What color is #A59DD9?

#A59DD9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59DD9?

The RGB value is 165, 157, 217: 165 red, 157 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59DD9?

The complementary color is #D1D99D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59DD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59DD9 color

#A59DD9 rgb(165, 157, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A59DD9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 61.6% green and 85.1% blue (165, 157, 217).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 44% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#A59DD9 color codes

HEX	`#A59DD9`
RGB	`rgb(165, 157, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 61.6%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 44%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 28%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 28%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.37, 15.64, -29.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.37, 33.33, 297.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.095, 37.122, 70.685)`
Decimal	`10853849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59DD9, 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 #A59DD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59DD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #A59DD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59dd9; }
.text { color: #a59dd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59dd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 157 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59dd9, #c39dd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A59DD9?: #A59DD9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59DD9?: The RGB value is 165, 157, 217: 165 red, 157 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59DD9?: The complementary color is #D1D99D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59DD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.