Start generating
A99BC0

#A99BC0 closest to Imperial Lilac

#A99BC0 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Imperial Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 60.8% green and 75.3% blue (rgb(169, 155, 192)). Its HSL value is 263° hue, 23% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #A99BC0 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.14:1.

Make a palette with #A99BC0

#A99BC0 color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #A99BC0

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

A99BC09286A77C728E675E76534B5F3F39492C28341B18200A090E010102

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

A99BC0B1A5C6BAAECDC2B8D3CBC2D9D3CCDFDCD6E6E4E0ECEDEAF2F6F5F9

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

A99BC0A598B9A196B39C93AD9890A6948EA0908B998C889388858D848386

Hues

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

8AA6C590A3C696A1C69D9FC5A39DC3A99BC0AF99BCB498B7B896B2BC96ACBF95A6

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

9196CE9697CC9B98C9A099C6A49AC3A99BC0AD9BBBB19BB6B59BB1B89AACBC9AA7

#A99BC0 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

A99BC0B2C09B
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

A99BC0C0BC9BA0C09B
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

A99BC09B9FC0BC9BC0
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

A99BC0C0A99B9BC0A9
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

A99BC0C09BB2B2C09B9BC0A9
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

A99BC0C09BA0B2C09B9BC0BC
Open in generator →

#A99BC0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A99BC0 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 #97A1BF
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #94A1C2
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A9FC1
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #97A1BF
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9C9FBF
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A5A0A7
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A89DB5
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A1A1A1
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A3A0AA

#A99BC0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.58:1 Very poor#A99BC0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.14:1 Very good#A99BC0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #A99BC0

Palettes with #A99BC0

#A99BC0 in CSS

/* Imperial Lilac */
.color { color: #A99BC0; }
.background { background-color: #A99BC0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A99BC0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(169 155 192);
color: hsl(263 23% 68%);
color: oklch(0.714 0.055 302.3);

#A99BC0 FAQ

What color is #A99BC0?

#A99BC0 is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A99BC0?

#A99BC0 is rgb(169, 155, 192) in RGB, hsl(263, 23%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A99BC0?

The complementary color of #A99BC0 is #B2C09B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A99BC0?

Black text has the best contrast on #A99BC0: 8.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A99BC0 a warm or cool color?

#A99BC0 is a cool color.