Information about #A5699D color

#A5699D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A5699D is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 105, 157) — 64.7% red, 41.2% green, 61.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 3 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated magenta, #A5699D carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Butterfly (#A46B9B). Slightly further away sit Dark Lilac (#9C6DA5) and Taffeta (#996E9E).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 105, 157) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. #A5699D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A5699D color variations

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

#A5699D 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 #A5699D

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#A5699D
  • RGB165, 105, 157
  • CMYK0, 24, 3, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 105, 157)
  • HSL308°, 25%, 53%
  • HSL Precise308°, 25%, 52.941%
  • HSV308°, 36%, 65%
  • HSB308°, 36%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.412, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.412, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.412, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA5699D
  • DECIMAL ID10840477
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01