Information about #A09BA8 color

#A09BA8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A09BA8 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(160, 155, 168) — 62.7% red, 60.8% green, 65.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 5 / 0 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A09BA8 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Effortless (#A096A7). Slightly further away sit Siesta (#A59AA8) and Spun Pearl (#A2A1AC).

The recipe behind #A09BA8 is rgb(160, 155, 168), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A09BA8: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A09BA8 color variations

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

#A09BA8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A09BA8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A09BA8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A09BA8 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A09BA8 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A09BA8

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

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Santas Grey color link
Santas Grey

#9998A7

Magentaish Grey color link
Magentaish Grey

#A89CA8

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Silver Aluminium color link
Silver Aluminium

#9EA0A1

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

Heliotrope Gray color link
Heliotrope Gray

#AA98A9

#A09BA8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A09BA8
  • RGB160, 155, 168
  • CMYK3, 5, 0, 34
  • CSSrgb(160, 155, 168)
  • HSL263°, 7%, 63%
  • HSL Precise263.077°, 6.952%, 63.333%
  • HSV263°, 8%, 66%
  • HSB263°, 8%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.608, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.608, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.608, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA09BA8
  • DECIMAL ID10525608
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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