Information about #A99FD5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A99FD5 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 159, 213) — 66.3% red, 62.4% green, 83.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 21 / 0 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A99FD5 reads as a mildly saturated classic blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Biloba Flower (#AE99D2). Slightly further away sit Blue Bell (#A2A2D0) and Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9).

The recipe behind #A99FD5 is rgb(169, 159, 213), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A99FD5: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #A99FD5 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A99FD5 color variations

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

#A99FD5 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 #A99FD5

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

#A99FD5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A99FD5
  • RGB169, 159, 213
  • CMYK17, 21, 0, 16
  • HSL251°, 39%, 73%
  • HSL Precise251.111°, 39.13%, 72.941%
  • HSV251°, 25%, 84%
  • HSB251°, 25%, 84%
  • HEX IDA99FD5
  • DECIMAL ID11116501
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB83.5%
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