Information about #A59EAB color

#A59EAB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A59EAB falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 158, 171) — 64.7% red, 62% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 5 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A59EAB reads as a muted, almost neutral grey and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spun Pearl (#A2A1AC). Slightly further away sit Magentaish Grey (#A89CA8) and Siesta (#A59AA8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(165, 158, 171)), which gives #A59EAB its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A59EAB: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. No one has named #A59EAB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A59EAB color variations

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

#A59EAB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A59EAB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A59EAB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A59EAB 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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#A59EAB 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 #A59EAB

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

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Magentaish Grey color link
Magentaish Grey

#A89CA8

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Heliotrope Gray color link
Heliotrope Gray

#AA98A9

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Quick Silver color link
Quick Silver

#A6A6A6

Double Rakaia color link
Double Rakaia

#A9A5A5

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

#A59EAB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A59EAB
  • RGB165, 158, 171
  • CMYK2, 5, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(165, 158, 171)
  • HSL272°, 7%, 65%
  • HSL Precise272.308°, 7.182%, 64.51%
  • HSV272°, 8%, 67%
  • HSB272°, 8%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.620, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.620, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.620, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA59EAB
  • DECIMAL ID10854059
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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