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#A99BC5 closest to Imperial Lilac

#A99BC5 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 77.3% blue (rgb(169, 155, 197)). Its HSL value is 260° hue, 27% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. #A99BC5 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.18:1.

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Variations of #A99BC5

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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#A99BC5 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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#A99BC5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A99BC5 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 #95A1C4
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #93A1C7
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #99A0C6
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #95A1C4
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9B9FC4
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A4A1A9
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A89DB9
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A2A2A2
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A3A0AB

#A99BC5 contrast checker

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2.57:1 Very poor#A99BC5 text on white
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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.18:1 Very good#A99BC5 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A99BC5 in CSS

/* Imperial Lilac */
.color { color: #A99BC5; }
.background { background-color: #A99BC5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A99BC5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(169 155 197);
color: hsl(260 27% 69%);
color: oklch(0.716 0.062 300.1);

#A99BC5 FAQ

What color is #A99BC5?

#A99BC5 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 #A99BC5?

#A99BC5 is rgb(169, 155, 197) in RGB, hsl(260, 27%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 23%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A99BC5?

The complementary color of #A99BC5 is #B7C59B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A99BC5?

Black text has the best contrast on #A99BC5: 8.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A99BC5 a warm or cool color?

#A99BC5 is a cool color.