#a2229a Color Information

#a2229a 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 #a2229a. In RGB, it consists of 63.5% Red, 13.3% Green, and 60.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 79% Magenta, 4.9% Yellow, and 36.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 303.8°, with saturation of 65.3% and lightness of 38.4%. The decimal value for #a2229a is 10625690, and its nearest "web safe" color is #993399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a2229a 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#a2229a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color162, 34, 154 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color63.5%, 13.3%, 60.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.365, 0.867, 0.396 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.79, 0.049, 0.365 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color303.8°, 65.3%, 38.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color303.8°, 79.0%, 63.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color21.305, 11.159, 31.603 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color162, 34, 154 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10625690 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color39.846, 63.012, -36.133 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)39.846, 72.637, 330.169 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color39.846, 53.235, -59.097 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color33.404, 55.389, -32.709 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.333, 0.174, 11.159 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288815770 / 0xffa2229a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#993399 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #a2229a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a2229a, its pure hue is 303.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.3%, and its lightness is 38.4%. 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 #a2229a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #140413 to #8e1e87.

Tints of #a2229a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a2229a, its pure hue is 303.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.3%, and its lightness is 38.4%. 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 #a2229a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ae3ea7 to #f3e3f2.

Tones of #a2229a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a2229a, its pure hue is 303.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.3%, 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 #a2229a, which range from #626262 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c400b8 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a2229a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a2229a! For #a2229a, 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, #a2229a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a2229a

This color, #a2229a, consists of 63.5% Red, 13.3% Green, and 60.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 162, Green = 34, Blue = 154. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a2229a is 0% Cyan, 79% Magenta, 4.9% Yellow, and 36.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R63.5%
C0.0%
G13.3%
M79.0%
B60.4%
Y4.9%
K36.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 162 34 154
Octal 242 42 232
Hexa #a2 #22 #9a
Binary 10100010 00100010 10011010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 79 4 36
Octal 0 117 4 44
Hexa #00 #4f #04 #24
Binary 00000000 01001111 00000100 00100100

Analogous Colors of #a2229a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a2229a — which has hue 303.8° — its analogous colors are located at 273.8° and 333.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a2229a.

Triadic Colors of #a2229a

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 #a2229a — which has hue 303.8° — its triadic colors are located at 63.8° and 303.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a2229a.

Complementary Color of #a2229a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a2229a — which has hue 303.8° — its complementary color is located at 123.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a2229a.

Split Complementary Colors of #a2229a

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 #a2229a — which has hue 303.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 93.8° and 303.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a2229a.

Tetradic Colors of #a2229a

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 #a2229a — which has hue 303.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 213.8°, 303.8°, 33.8°, and 123.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a2229a.

Monochromatic Colors of #a2229a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a2229a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #491a46 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ec3ae1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a2229a

We want to make getting started with #a2229a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a2229a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a2229a 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 #a2229a with other HTML elements.

#a2229a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a2229a.
<span style="color: #a2229a;">The color of this text is #a2229a.</span>

#a2229a Background Color

The background color for this text is #a2229a.
<div style="background-color: #a2229a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a2229a.</div>

#a2229a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a2229a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a2229a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a2229a.</span>

#a2229a Border Color

This is a div with border color #a2229a.
<div style="border: #a2229a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a2229a.</div>

#a2229a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a2229a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a2229a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a2229a on a white background.</div></div>

#a2229a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a2229a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a2229a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a2229a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a2229a to White

This is a gradient from #a2229a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a2229a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a2229a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a2229a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a2229a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a2229a to white.</div>

Gradient from #a2229a to Black

This is a gradient from #a2229a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a2229a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a2229a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a2229a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a2229a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a2229a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a2229a

In addition to using #a2229a 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 #a2229a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a2229a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 162, Green = 34, Blue = 154). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a2229a 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 #a2229a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(162, 34, 154)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a2229a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a2229a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a2229a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(162, 34, 154);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a2229a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:162, green:34, blue:154, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:162 green:34 blue:154 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(162f, 34f, 154f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(162, 34, 154);
 

#a2229a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a2229a the same way. For those with color blindness, #a2229a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a2229a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a2229a 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 #a2229a 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 #a2229a 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 #a2229a 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 6.5:1 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 #a2229a 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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