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Color space conversion

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RGB open »
Red Green Blue
64.71% 61.18% 84.31%
HSL open »
Hue Saturation Lightness
249.15° 42.45% 72.75%
HSV / HSB
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
249.15° 27.44% 84.31%
RGB - Normalized
Red Green Blue
0.65 0.61 0.84
HSL - Normalized
Hue Saturation Lightness
0.69 0.42 0.73
HSV / HSB - Normalized
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
0.69 0.27 0.84
CMYK open »
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
23% 27% 0% 16%
YCbCr
Y Cb Cr
0.65 0.11 -0
XYZ
X Y Z
39.67 36.68 69.28
CIE Lab
L a b
67.04 15.74 -28.85

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CSS notation

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#a59cd7
rgb(165,156,215)
hsl(249, 42%, 73%)

Tints, Shades, and Tones

Tints of color #a59cd7

Tints

A tint is obtained by adding white to a color. This process reduces darkness.
Shades of color #a59cd7

Shades

A shade is obtained by adding black to a color. This process increases darkness.
Tones of color #a59cd7

Tones

A tone is produced either by mixing a color with grey, or by both tinting and shading.

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Color Harmonies

Schemes of colors that work well together. Read more about Color Harmonies »
Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #a59cd7

Complementary

Create the strongest contrast.
Triad Harmony Color Scheme of #a59cd7

Triad

Let one color dominate and use the other two for the accent.
Square Harmony Color Scheme of #a59cd7

Square

Balance between warm and cool colors.
Adjacent Harmony Color Scheme of #a59cd7

Adjacent / Analogous / Analogic

Pleasing and harmonious to the eye, they can be found in nature.
Split Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #a59cd7

Split Complementary

Low tension, strong visual contrast.
Rectangle Tetradic Harmony Color Scheme of #a59cd7

Rectangle / Tetradic

Two complementary pairs for a total of four colors.
Pentagram Harmony Color Scheme of #a59cd7

Pentagram

Circle around the color wheel, five colors.