#A59CBA Color

#A59CBA is rgb(165, 156, 186) in RGB and hsl(258, 18%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A59CBA

HEX#A59CBA

RGBrgb(165, 156, 186)

HSLhsl(258, 18%, 67%)

HSVhsv(258, 16%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(71% 0.044 299)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A59CBA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A59CBA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A59CBA Complementary#B1BA9C Analogous#9CA2BA Analogous#B49CBA Triadic#BAA59C Triadic#9CBAA5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A59CBA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B0A8C2 #BDB7CD #C8C3D5 #D6D2E0 #E1DEE8 #EFEDF2

Shades

#8C81A7 #746693 #5F5478 #49415D #342E42 #1F1B27

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