diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Colors/PackedPixel/Alpha8.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Colors/PackedPixel/Alpha8.cs
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+// <copyright file="Alpha8.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageSharp
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.Numerics;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Packed vector type containing a single 8 bit normalized W values that is ranging from 0 to 1.
+    /// </summary>
+    public struct Alpha8 : IPackedPixel<byte>, IEquatable<Alpha8>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Alpha8"/> struct. 
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="alpha">
+        /// The alpha component
+        /// </param>
+        public Alpha8(float alpha)
+        {
+            this.PackedValue = Pack(alpha);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public byte PackedValue { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Compares two <see cref="Alpha8"/> objects for equality.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="left">
+        /// The <see cref="Alpha8"/> on the left side of the operand.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="right">
+        /// The <see cref="Alpha8"/> on the right side of the operand.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// True if the <paramref name="left"/> parameter is equal to the <paramref name="right"/> parameter; otherwise, false.
+        /// </returns>
+        public static bool operator ==(Alpha8 left, Alpha8 right)
+        {
+            return left.PackedValue == right.PackedValue;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Compares two <see cref="Alpha8"/> objects for equality.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="left">The <see cref="Alpha8"/> on the left side of the operand.</param>
+        /// <param name="right">The <see cref="Alpha8"/> on the right side of the operand.</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// True if the <paramref name="left"/> parameter is equal to the <paramref name="right"/> parameter; otherwise, false.
+        /// </returns>
+        public static bool operator !=(Alpha8 left, Alpha8 right)
+        {
+            return left.PackedValue != right.PackedValue;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public void PackFromVector4(Vector4 vector)
+        {
+            this.PackedValue = Pack(vector.W);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public Vector4 ToVector4()
+        {
+            return new Vector4(0, 0, 0, this.PackedValue / 255F);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public void PackFromBytes(byte x, byte y, byte z, byte w)
+        {
+            this.PackedValue = w;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public void ToBytes(byte[] bytes, int startIndex, ComponentOrder componentOrder)
+        {
+            switch (componentOrder)
+            {
+                case ComponentOrder.ZYX:
+                    bytes[startIndex] = 0;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 1] = 0;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 2] = 0;
+                    break;
+                case ComponentOrder.ZYXW:
+                    bytes[startIndex] = 0;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 1] = 0;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 2] = 0;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 3] = this.PackedValue;
+                    break;
+                case ComponentOrder.XYZ:
+                    bytes[startIndex] = 0;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 1] = 0;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 2] = 0;
+                    break;
+                case ComponentOrder.XYZW:
+                    bytes[startIndex] = 0;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 1] = 0;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 2] = 0;
+                    bytes[startIndex + 3] = this.PackedValue;
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    throw new NotSupportedException();
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Compares an object with the packed vector.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">The object to compare.</param>
+        /// <returns>True if the object is equal to the packed vector.</returns>
+        public override bool Equals(object obj)
+        {
+            return (obj is Alpha8) && this.Equals((Alpha8)obj);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Compares another Alpha8 packed vector with the packed vector.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="other">The Alpha8 packed vector to compare.</param>
+        /// <returns>True if the packed vectors are equal.</returns>
+        public bool Equals(Alpha8 other)
+        {
+            return this.PackedValue == other.PackedValue;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a string representation of the packed vector.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>A string representation of the packed vector.</returns>
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return (this.PackedValue / 255F).ToString();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override int GetHashCode()
+        {
+            return this.PackedValue.GetHashCode();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Packs a <see cref="float"/> into a byte.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="alpha">The float containing the value to pack.</param>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="byte"/> containing the packed values.</returns>
+        private static byte Pack(float alpha)
+        {
+            return (byte)Math.Round(alpha.Clamp(0, 1) * 255F);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Colors/PackedVectorTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Colors/PackedVectorTests.cs
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+// <copyright file="PackedVectorTests.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageSharp.Tests.Colors
+{
+    using System.Numerics;
+
+    using Xunit;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The packed vector tests.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class PackedVectorTests
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void Alpha8()
+        {
+            // Test the limits.
+            Assert.Equal(0x0, new Alpha8(0F).PackedValue);
+            Assert.Equal(0xFF, new Alpha8(1F).PackedValue);
+
+            // Test clamping.
+            Assert.Equal(0x0, new Alpha8(-1234F).PackedValue);
+            Assert.Equal(0xFF, new Alpha8(1234F).PackedValue);
+
+            // Test ordering
+            Assert.Equal(124, new Alpha8(124F / 0xFF).PackedValue);
+            Assert.Equal(26, new Alpha8(0.1F).PackedValue);
+
+            // Test ordering
+            Vector4 vector = new Alpha8(.5F).ToVector4();
+            Assert.Equal(vector.X, 0);
+            Assert.Equal(vector.Y, 0);
+            Assert.Equal(vector.Z, 0);
+            Assert.Equal(vector.W, .5F, 2);
+
+            byte[] rgb = new byte[3];
+            byte[] rgba = new byte[4];
+            byte[] bgr = new byte[3];
+            byte[] bgra = new byte[4];
+
+            new Alpha8(.5F).ToBytes(rgb, 0, ComponentOrder.XYZ);
+            Assert.Equal(rgb, new byte[] { 0, 0, 0 });
+
+            new Alpha8(.5F).ToBytes(rgba, 0, ComponentOrder.XYZW);
+            Assert.Equal(rgba, new byte[] { 0, 0, 0, 128 });
+
+            new Alpha8(.5F).ToBytes(rgb, 0, ComponentOrder.ZYX);
+            Assert.Equal(bgr, new byte[] { 0, 0, 0 });
+
+            new Alpha8(.5F).ToBytes(rgb, 0, ComponentOrder.ZYXW);
+            Assert.Equal(bgra, new byte[] { 0, 0, 0, 128 });
+        }
+    }
+}
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