#A59DB4 Color

#A59DB4 is rgb(165, 157, 180) in RGB and hsl(261, 13%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A59DB4

HEX#A59DB4

RGBrgb(165, 157, 180)

HSLhsl(261, 13%, 66%)

HSVhsv(261, 13%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(71% 0.034 301.4)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A59DB4 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 text8.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A59DB4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A59DB4 Complementary#ACB49D Analogous#9DA0B4 Analogous#B09DB4 Triadic#B4A59D Triadic#9DB4A5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A59DB4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B2ABBF #BDB7C8 #CAC5D3 #D5D1DC #E2DFE7 #ECEBEF

Shades

#8D83A0 #766A8A #605770 #4C4559 #36313F #201D25

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