Palettes / Colors / #A596DC

#A596DC — Light Muted Blue

#A596DC is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #A596DC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A596DC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. 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 #CEDD98; it also sits naturally between #98ABDD and #C998DD. 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 59% · Blue 86%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A596DC

.text { color: #A596DC; }
.background { background-color: #A596DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A596DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(165, 150, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 50%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A596DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(165, 150, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A596DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(165, 150, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A596DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A596DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEDD98:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A596DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A596DC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A596DC 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 #A596DC 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

← #A596DB  ·  #A596DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A596DC?

#A596DC is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 165, 150, 220). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A596DC?

#A596DC is RGB 165, 150, 220 — HSL 253°, 50%, 73% — CMYK 25%, 32%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #A596DC?

Its complement is #CEDD98; analogous partners are #98ABDD and #C998DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A596DC for text?

Black text on #A596DC has a contrast ratio of 8.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.63:1.