Information about #A39CAE color

#A39CAE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A39CAE falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(163, 156, 174) — 63.9% red, 61.2% green, 68.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 7 / 0 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #A39CAE floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Vision (#A09BB2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Spun Pearl (#A2A1AC) and Siesta (#A59AA8).

The recipe behind #A39CAE is rgb(163, 156, 174), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #A39CAE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A39CAE color variations

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#A39CAE 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 #A39CAE

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

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A39CAE
  • RGB163, 156, 174
  • CMYK4, 7, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(163, 156, 174)
  • HSL263°, 10%, 65%
  • HSL Precise263.333°, 10%, 64.706%
  • HSV263°, 10%, 68%
  • HSB263°, 10%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.612, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.612, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.612, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA39CAE
  • DECIMAL ID10722478
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01