Information about #A09AC0 color

#A09AC0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A09AC0 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(160, 154, 192) — 62.7% red, 60.4% green, 75.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 15 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted classic blue, #A09AC0 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Birdcage (#9D9CB7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Logan (#9D9CB4) and Wistful (#A29ECD).

The recipe behind #A09AC0 is rgb(160, 154, 192), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A09AC0 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A09AC0 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A09AC0 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A09AC0 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 #A09AC0

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

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A09AC0
  • RGB160, 154, 192
  • CMYK13, 15, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(160, 154, 192)
  • HSL249°, 23%, 68%
  • HSL Precise249.474°, 23.171%, 67.843%
  • HSV249°, 20%, 75%
  • HSB249°, 20%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.604, 0.753)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.604, 0.753, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.604, 0.753)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA09AC0
  • DECIMAL ID10525376
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01