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#A08CA9

#a08ca9 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a08ca9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 54.9% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.33% cyan, 17.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 281.38°, with 14.43% saturation and 60.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 5.53.

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Relative luminance0.2909

Complementary

  1. #a08ca9
  2. #95a98c

Split complementary

  1. #a08ca9
  2. #a4a98c
  3. #8ca992

Analogous

  1. #928ca9
  2. #a08ca9
  3. #a98ca4

Triadic

  1. #a08ca9
  2. #a9a08c
  3. #8ca9a0

Tetradic

  1. #a08ca9
  2. #a98c95
  3. #95a98c
  4. #8ca9a0

Square

  1. #a08ca9
  2. #a9928c
  3. #95a98c
  4. #8ca4a9

Monochromatic

  1. #524359
  2. #7b6385
  3. #a08ca9
  4. #c4b8ca
  5. #e8e4ea

Shades

#a08ca9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a08ca9
  2. #907e98
  3. #807087
  4. #706276
  5. #605465
  6. #504655
  7. #403844
  8. #302a33
  9. #201c22
  10. #100e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#a08ca9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a08ca9
  2. #aa98b2
  3. #b3a3ba
  4. #bdafc3
  5. #c6bacb
  6. #d0c6d4
  7. #d9d1dd
  8. #e3dde5
  9. #ece8ee
  10. #f6f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a08ca9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a08ca9
  2. #9d8ba5
  3. #9a8aa1
  4. #96889d
  5. #938799
  6. #908695
  7. #8d8590
  8. #8a848c
  9. #868288
  10. #838184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98909c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8992aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d93a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a08f96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #928faa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9591a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a08e9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a08ca9 {
  color: #a08ca9;
}
Background
.bg-a08ca9 {
  background-color: #a08ca9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a08ca9 {
  border: 2px solid #a08ca9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a08ca9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 140 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 14% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a08ca9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a08ca9, #a98ca4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a08ca9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 140 169 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.53 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.00 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.66 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.62 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.24 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.30 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.84 #5f7356 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#a08ca9  rgb(160, 140, 169)  hsl(281, 14%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#95a98c  rgb(149, 169, 140)  hsl(101, 14%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#a9a08c  rgb(169, 160, 140)  hsl(41, 14%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#8ca9a0  rgb(140, 169, 160)  hsl(161, 14%, 61%)  Opal