Information about #A59BAB color

#A59BAB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A59BAB is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(165, 155, 171) (64.7% red, 60.8% green, 67.1% blue), or CMYK 2 / 6 / 0 / 33 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A59BAB reads as a muted, almost neutral grey and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Siesta (#A59AA8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Magentaish Grey (#A89CA8) and Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 155, 171) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A59BAB color variations

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

#A59BAB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A59BAB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A59BAB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A59BAB 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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#A59BAB 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 #A59BAB

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

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

Magentaish Grey color link
Magentaish Grey

#A89CA8

Heliotrope Gray color link
Heliotrope Gray

#AA98A9

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

#A59BAB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A59BAB
  • RGB165, 155, 171
  • CMYK2, 6, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(165, 155, 171)
  • HSL278°, 9%, 64%
  • HSL Precise277.5°, 8.696%, 63.922%
  • HSV278°, 9%, 67%
  • HSB278°, 9%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.608, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.608, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.608, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA59BAB
  • DECIMAL ID10853291
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers35 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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