#a18fdd Color Information

#a18fdd 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 #a18fdd. In RGB, it consists of 63.1% Red, 56.1% Green, and 86.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 27.1% Cyan, 35.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 253.8°, with saturation of 53.4% and lightness of 71.4%. The decimal value for #a18fdd is 10588125, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a18fdd is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#a18fdd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color161, 143, 221 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color63.1%, 56.1%, 86.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.369, 0.439, 0.133 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.271, 0.353, 0, 0.133 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color253.8°, 53.4%, 71.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color253.8°, 35.3%, 86.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color37.572, 32.442, 72.688 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color161, 143, 221 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10588125 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color63.707, 23.389, -37.370 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)63.707, 44.086, 302.041 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color63.707, 3.832, -62.093 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color56.958, 18.067, -35.793 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.263, 0.227, 32.442 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288778205 / 0xffa18fdd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999cc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #a18fdd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a18fdd, its pure hue is 253.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.4%, and its lightness is 71.4%. 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 #a18fdd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #14121c to #8d7dc1.

Tints of #a18fdd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a18fdd, its pure hue is 253.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.4%, and its lightness is 71.4%. 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 #a18fdd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ad9de1 to #f3f1fb.

Tones of #a18fdd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a18fdd, its pure hue is 253.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.4%, 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 #a18fdd, which range from #b6b6b6 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #8f6dff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a18fdd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a18fdd! For #a18fdd, 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, #a18fdd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a18fdd

This color, #a18fdd, consists of 63.1% Red, 56.1% Green, and 86.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 161, Green = 143, Blue = 221. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a18fdd is 27.1% Cyan, 35.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R63.1%
C27.1%
G56.1%
M35.3%
B86.7%
Y0.0%
K13.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 161 143 221
Octal 241 217 335
Hexa #a1 #8f #dd
Binary 10100001 10001111 11011101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 27 35 0 13
Octal 33 43 0 15
Hexa #1b #23 #00 #0d
Binary 00011011 00100011 00000000 00001101

Analogous Colors of #a18fdd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a18fdd — which has hue 253.8° — its analogous colors are located at 223.8° and 283.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a18fdd.

Triadic Colors of #a18fdd

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 #a18fdd — which has hue 253.8° — its triadic colors are located at 13.8° and 253.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a18fdd.

Complementary Color of #a18fdd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a18fdd — which has hue 253.8° — its complementary color is located at 73.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a18fdd.

Split Complementary Colors of #a18fdd

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 #a18fdd — which has hue 253.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 43.8° and 253.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a18fdd.

Tetradic Colors of #a18fdd

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 #a18fdd — which has hue 253.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 163.8°, 253.8°, 343.8°, and 73.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a18fdd.

Monochromatic Colors of #a18fdd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a18fdd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #8071b3 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #cbbff7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a18fdd

We want to make getting started with #a18fdd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a18fdd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a18fdd 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 #a18fdd with other HTML elements.

#a18fdd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a18fdd.
<span style="color: #a18fdd;">The color of this text is #a18fdd.</span>

#a18fdd Background Color

The background color for this text is #a18fdd.
<div style="background-color: #a18fdd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a18fdd.</div>

#a18fdd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a18fdd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a18fdd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a18fdd.</span>

#a18fdd Border Color

This is a div with border color #a18fdd.
<div style="border: #a18fdd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a18fdd.</div>

#a18fdd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a18fdd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a18fdd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a18fdd on a white background.</div></div>

#a18fdd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a18fdd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a18fdd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a18fdd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a18fdd to White

This is a gradient from #a18fdd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a18fdd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a18fdd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a18fdd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a18fdd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a18fdd to white.</div>

Gradient from #a18fdd to Black

This is a gradient from #a18fdd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a18fdd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a18fdd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a18fdd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a18fdd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a18fdd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a18fdd

In addition to using #a18fdd 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 #a18fdd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a18fdd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 161, Green = 143, Blue = 221). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a18fdd 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 #a18fdd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(161, 143, 221)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a18fdd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a18fdd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a18fdd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(161, 143, 221);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a18fdd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:161, green:143, blue:221, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:161 green:143 blue:221 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(161f, 143f, 221f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(161, 143, 221);
 

#a18fdd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a18fdd the same way. For those with color blindness, #a18fdd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a18fdd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a18fdd 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 #a18fdd 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 #a18fdd 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 #a18fdd 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 2.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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