#A696EE Color

#A696EE is rgb(166, 150, 238) in RGB and hsl(251, 72%, 76%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A696EE

HEX#A696EE

RGBrgb(166, 150, 238)

HSLhsl(251, 72%, 76%)

HSVhsv(251, 37%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.126 291.2)

CMYKcmyk(30%, 37%, 0%, 7%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A696EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A696EE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A696EE Complementary#DEEE96 Analogous#96B2EE Analogous#D296EE Triadic#EEA696 Triadic#96EEA6

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A696EE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B1A3F0 #BCB0F2 #C7BDF4 #D6CFF7 #E1DCF9 #ECE9FB

Shades

#816AE7 #583ADF #3E20C5 #31199A #23126E #130A3D

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