Information about #A59EBD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A59EBD falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(165, 158, 189) — 64.7% red, 62% green, 74.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 12 / 0 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A59EBD presents itself as a gently muted classic blue — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Birdcage (#9D9CB7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Logan (#9D9CB4) and Vision (#A09BB2).

The recipe behind #A59EBD is rgb(165, 158, 189), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A59EBD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A59EBD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A59EBD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A59EBD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A59EBD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A59EBD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A59EBD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Pastel Purple color link
Pastel Purple

#B39EB5

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

#A59EBD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A59EBD
  • RGB165, 158, 189
  • CMYK9, 12, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(165, 158, 189)
  • HSL254°, 19%, 68%
  • HSL Precise253.548°, 19.018%, 68.039%
  • HSV254°, 16%, 74%
  • HSB254°, 16%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.620, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.620, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.620, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA59EBD
  • DECIMAL ID10854077
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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