Palettes / Colors / #A596ED

#A596ED — Light Blue

#A596ED is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #A596ED 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.

#A596ED 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 #DFED96; it also sits naturally between #96B3ED and #D096ED. 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 93%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A596ED

.text { color: #A596ED; }
.background { background-color: #A596ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A596ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(165, 150, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 71%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A596ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(165, 150, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A596ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(165, 150, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A596ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A596ED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A596ED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFED96:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A596ED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A596ED

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 #A596ED 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 #A596ED 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 #A596ED?

#A596ED is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 165, 150, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A596ED?

#A596ED is RGB 165, 150, 237 — HSL 250°, 71%, 76% — CMYK 30%, 37%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #A596ED?

Its complement is #DFED96; analogous partners are #96B3ED and #D096ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A596ED for text?

Black text on #A596ED has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.57:1.