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#A099DB Color

#A099DB is rgb(160, 153, 219) in RGB, hsl(246, 48%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 30%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A099DB
HEX#A099DB
RGBrgb(160, 153, 219)
HSLhsl(246, 48%, 73%)
HSVhsv(246, 30%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 30%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.095 288.6)
LABlab(65.71% 13.51 -32.94)
LCHlch(65.71% 35.60 292.30)

What #A099DB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A099DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.24Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.28Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 11.36Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.84Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.84Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 14.11

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#A099DB Channel Values

How #A099DB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 160 · G 153 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 48% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 30% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A099DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A099DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A099DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A099DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A099DB
Complementary
#D5DB99
Analogous
#99B4DB
Analogous
#C199DB
Triadic
#DBA099
Triadic
#99DBA0
Split comp.
#DBC199
Split comp.
#B4DB99

Tints & Shades of #A099DB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AEA8E1
#B8B4E4
#C7C3EA
#D1CEEE
#DFDDF3
#EAE8F7

Shades

#7C73CE
#594EC1
#4439A2
#352D80
#26205B
#161335

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A099DB.

How #A099DB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A099DB
Protanopia#9A9ADB
Protanomaly#9D9ADB
Deuteranopia#9B9BDB
Deuteranomaly#9D9ADB
Tritanopia#95A3A3
Tritanomaly#9A9FBC
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A099DB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a099db: #A099DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A099DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a099db': '#A099DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.600, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_a099db">#A099DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A099DB"

More Blue Colors

#A099DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#A099DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A099DB?

#A099DB is a light blue — rgb(160, 153, 219) in RGB and hsl(246, 48%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #A099DB?

#A099DB is rgb(160, 153, 219) — red 160, green 153, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A099DB?

#A099DB converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 30%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A099DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A099DB scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A099DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A099DB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 20.66, which is visibly different.

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