Information about #A493A5 color

#A493A5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A493A5 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(164, 147, 165) — 64.3% red, 57.6% green, 64.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 0 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A493A5 is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Effortless (#A096A7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Siesta (#A59AA8) and Heliotrope Grey (#AA98A8).

The recipe behind #A493A5 is rgb(164, 147, 165), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A493A5: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A493A5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A493A5 color variations

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

#A493A5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A493A5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A493A5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A493A5 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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#A493A5 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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#A59393
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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 #A493A5

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

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

Vita Strada color link
Vita Strada

#A1949D

Heliotrope Gray color link
Heliotrope Gray

#AA98A9

Magentaish Grey color link
Magentaish Grey

#A89CA8

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Deep Amethyst color link
Deep Amethyst

#9C8AA4

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Santas Grey color link
Santas Grey

#9998A7

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

#A493A5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A493A5
  • RGB164, 147, 165
  • CMYK0, 7, 0, 35
  • CSSrgb(164, 147, 165)
  • HSL297°, 9%, 61%
  • HSL Precise296.667°, 9.091%, 61.176%
  • HSV297°, 11%, 65%
  • HSB297°, 11%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.576, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.576, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.576, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA493A5
  • DECIMAL ID10785701
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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