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#A99BCB closest to Imperial Lilac

#A99BCB 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 79.6% blue (rgb(169, 155, 203)). Its HSL value is 258° hue, 32% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #A99BCB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.24:1.

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Variations of #A99BCB

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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#A99BCB 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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#A99BCB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A99BCB 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 #93A2CA
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #91A2CD
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #98A0CC
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #93A2CA
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9AA0CA
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A3A2AC
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A79EBD
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A2A2A2
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A4A0AE

#A99BCB contrast checker

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2.55:1 Very poor#A99BCB text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.24:1 Very good#A99BCB text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A99BCB in CSS

/* Imperial Lilac */
.color { color: #A99BCB; }
.background { background-color: #A99BCB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A99BCB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(169 155 203);
color: hsl(258 32% 70%);
color: oklch(0.718 0.070 298.0);

#A99BCB FAQ

What color is #A99BCB?

#A99BCB 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 #A99BCB?

#A99BCB is rgb(169, 155, 203) in RGB, hsl(258, 32%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 24%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A99BCB?

The complementary color of #A99BCB is #BDCB9B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A99BCB?

Black text has the best contrast on #A99BCB: 8.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A99BCB a warm or cool color?

#A99BCB is a cool color.