#a14994 Color Information

#a14994 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a14994. In RGB, it consists of 63.1% Red, 28.6% Green, and 58.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 54.7% Magenta, 8.1% Yellow, and 36.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 308.9°, with saturation of 37.6% and lightness of 45.9%. The decimal value for #a14994 is 10570132, and its nearest "web safe" color is #993399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a14994 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#a14994 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color161, 73, 148 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color63.1%, 28.6%, 58.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.369, 0.714, 0.420 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.547, 0.081, 0.369 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color308.9°, 37.6%, 45.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color308.9°, 54.7%, 63.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color22.426, 14.480, 29.630 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color161, 73, 148 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10570132 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color44.914, 46.403, -24.580 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)44.914, 52.511, 332.089 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color44.914, 43.915, -41.829 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color38.053, 38.603, -19.529 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.337, 0.218, 14.480 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288760212 / 0xffa14994 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#993399 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #a14994

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a14994, its pure hue is 308.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.6%, and its lightness is 45.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a14994, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #140913 to #8d4082.

Tints of #a14994

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a14994, its pure hue is 308.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.6%, and its lightness is 45.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a14994, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ad60a1 to #f3e8f2.

Tones of #a14994

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a14994, its pure hue is 308.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a14994, which range from #757575 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ea00c7 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a14994

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a14994! For #a14994, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a14994. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a14994

This color, #a14994, consists of 63.1% Red, 28.6% Green, and 58.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 161, Green = 73, Blue = 148. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a14994 is 0% Cyan, 54.7% Magenta, 8.1% Yellow, and 36.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R63.1%
C0.0%
G28.6%
M54.7%
B58.0%
Y8.1%
K36.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 161 73 148
Octal 241 111 224
Hexa #a1 #49 #94
Binary 10100001 01001001 10010100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 54 8 36
Octal 0 66 10 44
Hexa #00 #36 #08 #24
Binary 00000000 00110110 00001000 00100100

Analogous Colors of #a14994

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a14994 — which has hue 308.9° — its analogous colors are located at 278.9° and 338.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a14994.

Triadic Colors of #a14994

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a14994 — which has hue 308.9° — its triadic colors are located at 68.9° and 308.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a14994.

Complementary Color of #a14994

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a14994 — which has hue 308.9° — its complementary color is located at 128.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a14994.

Split Complementary Colors of #a14994

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a14994 — which has hue 308.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 98.9° and 308.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a14994.

Tetradic Colors of #a14994

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a14994 — which has hue 308.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 218.9°, 308.9°, 38.9°, and 128.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a14994.

Monochromatic Colors of #a14994

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a14994, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #463042 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dc83cf (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a14994

We want to make getting started with #a14994 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a14994 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a14994 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a14994 with other HTML elements.

#a14994 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a14994.
<span style="color: #a14994;">The color of this text is #a14994.</span>

#a14994 Background Color

The background color for this text is #a14994.
<div style="background-color: #a14994; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a14994.</div>

#a14994 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a14994.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a14994;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a14994.</span>

#a14994 Border Color

This is a div with border color #a14994.
<div style="border: #a14994 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a14994.</div>

#a14994 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a14994 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a14994; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a14994 on a white background.</div></div>

#a14994 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a14994 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a14994; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a14994 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a14994 to White

This is a gradient from #a14994 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a14994,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a14994,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a14994,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a14994,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a14994 to white.</div>

Gradient from #a14994 to Black

This is a gradient from #a14994 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a14994,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a14994,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a14994,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a14994,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a14994 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a14994

In addition to using #a14994 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a14994 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a14994, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 161, Green = 73, Blue = 148). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a14994 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a14994
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(161, 73, 148)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a14994; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a14994; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a14994; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(161, 73, 148);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a14994")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:161, green:73, blue:148, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:161 green:73 blue:148 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(161f, 73f, 148f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(161, 73, 148);
 

#a14994 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a14994 the same way. For those with color blindness, #a14994 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a14994 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a14994 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a14994 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a14994 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a14994 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.4:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #a14994 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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