#A59DBE Color

#A59DBE is rgb(165, 157, 190) in RGB and hsl(255, 20%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A59DBE

HEX#A59DBE

RGBrgb(165, 157, 190)

HSLhsl(255, 20%, 68%)

HSVhsv(255, 17%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.048 296.3)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A59DBE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A59DBE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A59DBE Complementary#B6BE9D Analogous#9DA5BE Analogous#B69DBE Triadic#BEA59D Triadic#9DBEA5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A59DBE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B0A9C6 #BEB9D0 #CAC5D8 #D5D1E0 #E0DDE9 #EEEDF3

Shades

#8C82AB #736699 #5E547D #473F5F #322D43 #1E1B28

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