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A596CD

#A596CD closest to Enchanted Lilac

#A596CD 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 80.4% blue (rgb(165, 150, 205)). Its HSL value is 256° hue, 35% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #A596CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.84:1.

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Variations of #A596CD

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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#A596CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

A596CDBECD96
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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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#A596CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A596CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8C9DCB
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A9ECF
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #919CCE
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8C9DCB
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #949BCC
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9E9FA9
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A39ABE
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9E9E9E
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A09CAB

#A596CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.68:1 Very poor#A596CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.84:1 Very good#A596CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A596CD in CSS

/* Enchanted Lilac */
.color { color: #A596CD; }
.background { background-color: #A596CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A596CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(165 150 205);
color: hsl(256 35% 70%);
color: oklch(0.706 0.081 296.8);

#A596CD FAQ

What color is #A596CD?

#A596CD 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 #A596CD?

#A596CD is rgb(165, 150, 205) in RGB, hsl(256, 35%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 27%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A596CD?

The complementary color of #A596CD is #BECD96, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A596CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #A596CD: 7.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A596CD a warm or cool color?

#A596CD is a cool color.