Palettes / Colors / #A595EF

#A595EF — Light Blue

#A595EF is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the blue family.

#A595EF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DEEF95; it also sits naturally between #95B1EF and #D295EF. 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 94%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A595EF

.text { color: #A595EF; }
.background { background-color: #A595EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A595EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(165, 149, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 74%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A595EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(165, 149, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A595EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(165, 149, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A595EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A595EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEEF95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A595EF: #000000.

How #A595EF 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A595EF rather than the exact color:

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 #A595EF?

#A595EF is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 165, 149, 239). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A595EF?

#A595EF is RGB 165, 149, 239 — HSL 251°, 74%, 76% — CMYK 31%, 38%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #A595EF?

Its complement is #DEEF95; analogous partners are #95B1EF and #D295EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A595EF for text?

Black text on #A595EF has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.58:1.