#A59EB3 Color

#A59EB3 is rgb(165, 158, 179) in RGB and hsl(260, 12%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A59EB3

HEX#A59EB3

RGBrgb(165, 158, 179)

HSLhsl(260, 12%, 66%)

HSVhsv(260, 12%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.031 300.8)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A59EB3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A59EB3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A59EB3 Complementary#ACB39E Analogous#9EA1B3 Analogous#AF9EB3 Triadic#B3A59E Triadic#9EB3A5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A59EB3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B2ACBE #BDB8C7 #CAC6D2 #D5D1DB #E2E0E6 #ECEBEF

Shades

#8D849F #766C89 #5F586F #4C4659 #36313F #201D25

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