Information about #A59EDF color

#A59EDF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A59EDF belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(165, 158, 223) — 64.7% red, 62% green, 87.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 23 / 25 / 0 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A59EDF is a confidently colored deep-sea blue that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig (#AAA4E3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dull Lavender (#A899E6) and Ashley's Lavender Calm (#9FA2D7).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 158, 223) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A59EDF: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A59EDF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A59EDF color variations

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

#A59EDF 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A59EDF

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A59EDF
  • RGB165, 158, 223
  • CMYK23, 25, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(165, 158, 223)
  • HSL246°, 50%, 75%
  • HSL Precise246.462°, 50.388%, 74.706%
  • HSV246°, 29%, 87%
  • HSB246°, 29%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.620, 0.875)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.620, 0.875, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.620, 0.875)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA59EDF
  • DECIMAL ID10854111
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01