Usu Pink Color

#a87ca0

Usu Pink is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #57835f
Complementary Color #7ba884
Color Shade: mid magenta (310.91° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 57.25% (better contrasting with white)
Usu Pink Color Sample
Usu Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a87ca0

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Usu Pink Color. The Merlin's Choice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called London Hue (#ae94ab) for more calm effect. Try Cherished as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7ba884 is the best complementary color to Usu Pink. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a87ca0 complementary color is Bay Leaf, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bouquet are #9a7ba8 and #a87b89. Thus found on the left and right of #a87ca0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Purple and Bouquet colors as they work well with Usu Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Usu Pink palette consists of #7ba89a and #89a87b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7ba884). Try Sea Nymph and Amulet colors in combination with #a87ca0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a87ca0 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Usu Pink. Thus Gumbo and Sage giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Usu Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bay Leaf, Donkey Brown, and Bermuda Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a87ca0 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Usu Pink tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#7ba884) and two others. The Sage is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kimberly – 120° from the complementary Bay Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fa87b and #837ba8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a87ca0 is made of 37% red, 27% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Usu Pink has a hue angle of 310.91°, a saturation of 20.18% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a87ca0 is made of 0% cyan, 17.25% magenta, 3.13% yellow and 34.12% black ink.

HEX #a87ca0
RGB Decimal rgb(168,124,160)
RGB Percentage 37%, 27%, 35%
CMYK 0, 17.25, 3.13, 34.12
HSL hsl(310.91,20.18%,57.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(310.91,26.19%,65.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.3455,23.1544,-12.5666)
XYZ xyz(29.7013,25.2782,36.5715)
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