Information about #A00FAE color

#A00FAE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A00FAE falls into the Magenta Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(160, 15, 174) — 62.7% red, 5.9% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 62 / 0 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A00FAE reads as a vivid, lively magenta and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Elipsis Practice (#9315A6). Slightly further away sit Strong Magenta (#A800A8) and Strong Heliotrope (#9300A8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(160, 15, 174)), which gives #A00FAE its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A00FAE: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. No one has named #A00FAE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A00FAE color variations

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#A00FAE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A00FAE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A00FAE
  • RGB160, 15, 174
  • CMYK5, 62, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(160, 15, 174)
  • HSL295°, 84%, 37%
  • HSL Precise294.717°, 84.127%, 37.059%
  • HSV295°, 91%, 68%
  • HSB295°, 91%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.059, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.059, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.059, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB5.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA00FAE
  • DECIMAL ID10489774
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01