Palettes / Colors / #A593BE

#A593BE — Light Dusty Purple

#A593BE is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

#A593BE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ACBE93; it also sits naturally between #9396BE and #BA93BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 58% · Blue 75%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

Previews

CSS code for #A593BE

.text { color: #A593BE; }
.background { background-color: #A593BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A593BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(165, 147, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 25%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A593BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(165, 147, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A593BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(165, 147, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A593BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A593BE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A593BE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACBE93:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A593BE: #000000.

How #A593BE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #A593BE or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A593BE?

#A593BE is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 165, 147, 190). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A593BE?

#A593BE is RGB 165, 147, 190 — HSL 265°, 25%, 66% — CMYK 13%, 23%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #A593BE?

Its complement is #ACBE93; analogous partners are #9396BE and #BA93BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A593BE for text?

Black text on #A593BE has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.79:1.