#a163a0 Color Information

#a163a0 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 #a163a0. In RGB, it consists of 63.1% Red, 38.8% Green, and 62.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 38.5% Magenta, 0.6% Yellow, and 36.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 301.0°, with saturation of 24.8% and lightness of 51%. The decimal value for #a163a0 is 10576800, and its nearest "web safe" color is #996699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a163a0 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#a163a0 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color161, 99, 160 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color63.1%, 38.8%, 62.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.369, 0.612, 0.373 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.385, 0.006, 0.369 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color301.0°, 24.8%, 51.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color301.0°, 38.5%, 63.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color25.505, 19.039, 35.588 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color161, 99, 160 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10576800 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color50.733, 34.861, -22.711 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)50.733, 41.606, 326.917 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color50.733, 30.544, -38.427 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color43.633, 27.979, -17.815 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.318, 0.238, 19.039 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288766880 / 0xffa163a0 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#996699 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #a163a0

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a163a0, its pure hue is 301.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.8%, and its lightness is 51.0%. 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 #a163a0, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #140c14 to #8d578c.

Tints of #a163a0

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a163a0, its pure hue is 301.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.8%, and its lightness is 51.0%. 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 #a163a0, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ad77ac to #f3ecf3.

Tones of #a163a0

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a163a0, its pure hue is 301.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.8%, 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 #a163a0, which range from #828282 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff05fb (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a163a0

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a163a0! For #a163a0, 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, #a163a0. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a163a0

This color, #a163a0, consists of 63.1% Red, 38.8% Green, and 62.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 161, Green = 99, Blue = 160. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a163a0 is 0% Cyan, 38.5% Magenta, 0.6% Yellow, and 36.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R63.1%
C0.0%
G38.8%
M38.5%
B62.7%
Y0.6%
K36.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 161 99 160
Octal 241 143 240
Hexa #a1 #63 #a0
Binary 10100001 01100011 10100000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 38 0 36
Octal 0 46 0 44
Hexa #00 #26 #00 #24
Binary 00000000 00100110 00000000 00100100

Analogous Colors of #a163a0

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a163a0 — which has hue 301.0° — its analogous colors are located at 271.0° and 331.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a163a0.

Triadic Colors of #a163a0

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 #a163a0 — which has hue 301.0° — its triadic colors are located at 61.0° and 301.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a163a0.

Complementary Color of #a163a0

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a163a0 — which has hue 301.0° — its complementary color is located at 121.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a163a0.

Split Complementary Colors of #a163a0

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 #a163a0 — which has hue 301.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 91.0° and 301.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a163a0.

Tetradic Colors of #a163a0

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 #a163a0 — which has hue 301.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 211.0°, 301.0°, 31.0°, and 121.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a163a0.

Monochromatic Colors of #a163a0

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a163a0, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4c3b4c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d8a9d7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a163a0

We want to make getting started with #a163a0 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a163a0 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a163a0 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 #a163a0 with other HTML elements.

#a163a0 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a163a0.
<span style="color: #a163a0;">The color of this text is #a163a0.</span>

#a163a0 Background Color

The background color for this text is #a163a0.
<div style="background-color: #a163a0; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a163a0.</div>

#a163a0 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a163a0.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a163a0;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a163a0.</span>

#a163a0 Border Color

This is a div with border color #a163a0.
<div style="border: #a163a0 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a163a0.</div>

#a163a0 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a163a0 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a163a0; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a163a0 on a white background.</div></div>

#a163a0 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a163a0 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a163a0; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a163a0 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a163a0 to White

This is a gradient from #a163a0 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a163a0,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a163a0,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a163a0,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a163a0,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a163a0 to white.</div>

Gradient from #a163a0 to Black

This is a gradient from #a163a0 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a163a0,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a163a0,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a163a0,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a163a0,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a163a0 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a163a0

In addition to using #a163a0 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 #a163a0 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a163a0, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 161, Green = 99, Blue = 160). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a163a0 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 #a163a0
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(161, 99, 160)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a163a0; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a163a0; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a163a0; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(161, 99, 160);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a163a0")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:161, green:99, blue:160, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:161 green:99 blue:160 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(161f, 99f, 160f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(161, 99, 160);
 

#a163a0 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a163a0 the same way. For those with color blindness, #a163a0 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a163a0 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a163a0 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 #a163a0 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 #a163a0 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 #a163a0 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 4.4:1 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 #a163a0 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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