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A596CA

#A596CA closest to Enchanted Lilac

#A596CA is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Enchanted Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58.8% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(165, 150, 202)). Its HSL value is 257° hue, 33% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #A596CA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.82:1.

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Variations of #A596CA

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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#A596CA 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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#A596CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A596CA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8D9DC9
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B9ECC
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #929CCB
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8D9DC9
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #959BC9
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9E9EA8
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A399BB
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9E9E9E
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A09CAA

#A596CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.69:1 Very poor#A596CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.82:1 Very good#A596CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A596CA in CSS

/* Enchanted Lilac */
.color { color: #A596CA; }
.background { background-color: #A596CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A596CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(165 150 202);
color: hsl(257 33% 69%);
color: oklch(0.705 0.077 297.6);

#A596CA FAQ

What color is #A596CA?

#A596CA is a light, moderately saturated 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 #A596CA?

#A596CA is rgb(165, 150, 202) in RGB, hsl(257, 33%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 26%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A596CA?

The complementary color of #A596CA is #BBCA96, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A596CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #A596CA: 7.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A596CA a warm or cool color?

#A596CA is a cool color.