Information about #A08CA1 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A calm, restrained electric magenta, #A08CA1 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Deep Amethyst (#9C8AA4). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ooh La (#A088A6) and Vita Strada (#A1949D).
The recipe behind #A08CA1 is rgb(160, 140, 161), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. No one has named #A08CA1 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#A08CA1 color variations
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#A08CA1 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A08CA1 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A08CA1 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A08CA1 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A08CA1 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A08CA1 color
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Nearest named colors to #A08CA1
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9C8AA4
#A088A6
#A1949D
#A096A7
#95879C
#9C979B
#9391A0
#A484AC
#9F9596
#928BA6
#9998A7
#AC86A8
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A08CA1
- RGB160, 140, 161
- CMYK0, 8, 0, 37
- CSSrgb(160, 140, 161)
- HSL297°, 10%, 59%
- HSL Precise297.143°, 10.048%, 59.02%
- HSV297°, 13%, 63%
- HSB297°, 13%, 63%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.631
- GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.549, 0.631)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.549, 0.631, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.549, 0.631)
- Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB63.1%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA08CA1
- DECIMAL ID10521761
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
