Information about #A990DF color

#A990DF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A990DF falls into the Violet Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 144, 223) — 66.3% red, 56.5% green, 87.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 21 / 31 / 0 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A990DF presents itself as a clearly saturated twilight violet — one 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 a near neighbor of Light Blue Violet (#AE8BE7). Slightly further away sit Dull Lavender (#A899E6) and Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 144, 223) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A990DF: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A990DF color variations

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

#A990DF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A990DF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A990DF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A990DF 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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#A990DF 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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#DFD090
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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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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 #A990DF

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

Light Blue Violet color link
Light Blue Violet

#AE8BE7

Dull Lavender color link
Dull Lavender

#A899E6

Light Pastel Purple color link
Light Pastel Purple

#B19CD9

Biloba Flower color link
Biloba Flower

#AE99D2

Pale Purple color link
Pale Purple

#B790D4

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Lenurple color link
Lenurple

#BA93D8

Sabrina Violet color link
Sabrina Violet

#A285D1

Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig color link
Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig

#AAA4E3

Light Persian Blue color link
Light Persian Blue

#968BE7

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

#9FA2D7

Bright Lavender color link
Bright Lavender

#BF94E4

#A990DF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A990DF
  • RGB169, 144, 223
  • CMYK21, 31, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(169, 144, 223)
  • HSL259°, 55%, 72%
  • HSL Precise258.987°, 55.245%, 71.961%
  • HSV259°, 35%, 87%
  • HSB259°, 35%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.565, 0.875)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.565, 0.875, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.565, 0.875)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA990DF
  • DECIMAL ID11112671
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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