Information about #A88ECC color

#A88ECC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A88ECC falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 142, 204) — 65.9% red, 55.7% green, 80% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 24 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A88ECC is a mildly saturated violet 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 very close to Unicorn (#9F90D0). Slightly further away sit Sabrina Violet (#A285D1) and Biloba Flower (#AE99D2).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(168, 142, 204)), which gives #A88ECC its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A88ECC: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. No one has named #A88ECC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A88ECC color variations

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

#A88ECC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A88ECC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A88ECC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A88ECC 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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#A88ECC 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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#CCC78E
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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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#CCA88E
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#8ECCA8
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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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#CC8EB3
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#8ECCA8
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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 #A88ECC

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

Biloba Flower color link
Biloba Flower

#AE99D2

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Pale Purple color link
Pale Purple

#B790D4

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

African Violet color link
African Violet

#B284BE

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Light Pastel Purple color link
Light Pastel Purple

#B19CD9

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Lenurple color link
Lenurple

#BA93D8

#A88ECC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A88ECC
  • RGB168, 142, 204
  • CMYK14, 24, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(168, 142, 204)
  • HSL265°, 38%, 68%
  • HSL Precise265.161°, 37.805%, 67.843%
  • HSV265°, 30%, 80%
  • HSB265°, 30%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.557, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.557, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.557, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA88ECC
  • DECIMAL ID11046604
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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