Information about #A490CA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A490CA is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(164, 144, 202) — 64.3% red, 56.5% green, 79.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 23 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned twilight violet, #A490CA appears airy and pastel-like. 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 Unicorn (#9F90D0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sabrina Violet (#A285D1) and Cold Purple (#9D8ABF).

The recipe behind #A490CA is rgb(164, 144, 202), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A490CA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. No one has named #A490CA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A490CA color variations

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

#A490CA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A490CA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A490CA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A490CA 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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#A490CA 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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#99CA91
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#CAC191
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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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#9199CA
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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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#CAA591
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#91CAA5
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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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#CA91B6
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#B6CA91
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#91CAA5
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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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#CA9199
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#B6CA91
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#91CAC1
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Nearest named colors to #A490CA

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

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Sabrina Violet color link
Sabrina Violet

#A285D1

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Biloba Flower color link
Biloba Flower

#AE99D2

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Pale Purple color link
Pale Purple

#B790D4

African Violet color link
African Violet

#B284BE

Ashley's Lavender Calm color link
Ashley's Lavender Calm

#9FA2D7

#A490CA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A490CA
  • RGB164, 144, 202
  • CMYK15, 23, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(164, 144, 202)
  • HSL261°, 35%, 68%
  • HSL Precise260.69°, 35.366%, 67.843%
  • HSV261°, 29%, 79%
  • HSB261°, 29%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.565, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.565, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.565, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA490CA
  • DECIMAL ID10784970
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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