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#A595DA Color

#A595DA is rgb(165, 149, 218) in RGB, hsl(254, 48%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 32%, 0%, 15%) 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 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A595DA
HEX#A595DA
RGBrgb(165, 149, 218)
HSLhsl(254, 48%, 72%)
HSVhsv(254, 32%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 32%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(71% 0.1 294.3)
LABlab(65.10% 17.07 -33.29)
LCHlch(65.10% 37.42 297.15)

What #A595DA 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 #A595DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.68Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.01Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.23Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.81Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 12.47Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.57

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

#A595DA Channel Values

How #A595DA 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 165 · G 149 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 48% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 32% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.65:1 vs white · 7.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A595DA 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 text2.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A595DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A595DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A595DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A595DA
Complementary
#CADA95
Analogous
#95A8DA
Analogous
#C895DA
Triadic
#DAA595
Triadic
#95DAA5
Split comp.
#DAC895
Split comp.
#A8DA95

Tints & Shades of #A595DA

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

#B2A4DF
#BCB0E3
#C9BFE8
#D5CEEE
#E2DDF3
#ECE8F7

Shades

#8570CD
#684EC1
#5239A2
#3F2C7D
#2C1E57
#1B1335

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A595DA.

How #A595DA 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#A595DA
Protanopia#9898DA
Protanomaly#9D97DA
Deuteranopia#9B9BDA
Deuteranomaly#9F98DA
Tritanopia#9AA0A0
Tritanomaly#9F9CBA
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A595DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a595da: #A595DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A595DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a595da': '#A595DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.584, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_a595da">#A595DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A595DA"

More Blue Colors

#A595DA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#A595DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A595DA?

#A595DA is a light blue — rgb(165, 149, 218) in RGB and hsl(254, 48%, 72%) 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 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #A595DA?

#A595DA is rgb(165, 149, 218) — red 165, green 149, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A595DA?

#A595DA converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 32%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A595DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A595DA scores 2.65:1 against white and 7.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A595DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A595DA 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 19.6, which is visibly different.

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