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A596BB

#A596BB closest to Enchanted Lilac

#A596BB is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Enchanted Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58.8% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(165, 150, 187)). Its HSL value is 264° hue, 21% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #A596BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.68:1.

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Variations of #A596BB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A596BB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A596BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A596BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #929CBA
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8F9CBD
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #969BBC
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #929CBA
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #989ABA
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A29BA2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A498B0
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9F9BA5

#A596BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.73:1 Very poor#A596BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.68:1 Very good#A596BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A596BB in CSS

/* Enchanted Lilac */
.color { color: #A596BB; }
.background { background-color: #A596BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A596BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(165 150 187);
color: hsl(264 21% 66%);
color: oklch(0.699 0.056 303.4);

#A596BB FAQ

What color is #A596BB?

#A596BB is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A596BB?

#A596BB is rgb(165, 150, 187) in RGB, hsl(264, 21%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 20%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A596BB?

The complementary color of #A596BB is #ACBB96, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A596BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #A596BB: 7.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A596BB a warm or cool color?

#A596BB is a cool color.