#a25696 Color Information

#a25696 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 #a25696. In RGB, it consists of 63.5% Red, 33.7% Green, and 58.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 46.9% Magenta, 7.4% Yellow, and 36.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 309.5°, with saturation of 30.6% and lightness of 48.6%. The decimal value for #a25696 is 10638998, and its nearest "web safe" color is #996699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a25696 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#a25696 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color162, 86, 150 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color63.5%, 33.7%, 58.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.365, 0.663, 0.412 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.469, 0.074, 0.365 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color309.5°, 30.6%, 48.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color309.5°, 46.9%, 63.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color23.733, 16.539, 30.796 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color162, 86, 150 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10638998 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color47.674, 40.397, -21.500 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)47.674, 45.762, 331.978 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color47.674, 38.931, -36.959 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color40.668, 33.000, -16.429 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.334, 0.233, 16.539 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288829078 / 0xffa25696 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#996699 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #a25696

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a25696, its pure hue is 309.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 30.6%, and its lightness is 48.6%. 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 #a25696, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #140b13 to #8e4b83.

Tints of #a25696

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a25696, its pure hue is 309.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 30.6%, and its lightness is 48.6%. 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 #a25696, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ae6ba3 to #f3eaf2.

Tones of #a25696

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a25696, its pure hue is 309.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 30.6%, 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 #a25696, which range from #7c7c7c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #f800d1 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a25696

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a25696! For #a25696, 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, #a25696. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a25696

This color, #a25696, consists of 63.5% Red, 33.7% Green, and 58.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 162, Green = 86, Blue = 150. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a25696 is 0% Cyan, 46.9% Magenta, 7.4% Yellow, and 36.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R63.5%
C0.0%
G33.7%
M46.9%
B58.8%
Y7.4%
K36.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 162 86 150
Octal 242 126 226
Hexa #a2 #56 #96
Binary 10100010 01010110 10010110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 46 7 36
Octal 0 56 7 44
Hexa #00 #2e #07 #24
Binary 00000000 00101110 00000111 00100100

Analogous Colors of #a25696

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a25696 — which has hue 309.5° — its analogous colors are located at 279.5° and 339.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a25696.

Triadic Colors of #a25696

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 #a25696 — which has hue 309.5° — its triadic colors are located at 69.5° and 309.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a25696.

Complementary Color of #a25696

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a25696 — which has hue 309.5° — its complementary color is located at 129.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a25696.

Split Complementary Colors of #a25696

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 #a25696 — which has hue 309.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 99.5° and 309.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a25696.

Tetradic Colors of #a25696

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 #a25696 — which has hue 309.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 219.5°, 309.5°, 39.5°, and 129.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a25696.

Monochromatic Colors of #a25696

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a25696, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #483545 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #da9ad0 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a25696

We want to make getting started with #a25696 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a25696 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a25696 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 #a25696 with other HTML elements.

#a25696 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a25696.
<span style="color: #a25696;">The color of this text is #a25696.</span>

#a25696 Background Color

The background color for this text is #a25696.
<div style="background-color: #a25696; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a25696.</div>

#a25696 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a25696.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a25696;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a25696.</span>

#a25696 Border Color

This is a div with border color #a25696.
<div style="border: #a25696 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a25696.</div>

#a25696 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a25696 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a25696; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a25696 on a white background.</div></div>

#a25696 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a25696 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a25696; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a25696 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a25696 to White

This is a gradient from #a25696 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a25696,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a25696,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a25696,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a25696,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a25696 to white.</div>

Gradient from #a25696 to Black

This is a gradient from #a25696 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a25696,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a25696,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a25696,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a25696,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a25696 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a25696

In addition to using #a25696 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 #a25696 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a25696, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 162, Green = 86, Blue = 150). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a25696 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 #a25696
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(162, 86, 150)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a25696; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a25696; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a25696; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(162, 86, 150);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a25696")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:162, green:86, blue:150, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:162 green:86 blue:150 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(162f, 86f, 150f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(162, 86, 150);
 

#a25696 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a25696 the same way. For those with color blindness, #a25696 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a25696 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a25696 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 #a25696 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 #a25696 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 #a25696 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 4.9:1 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 #a25696 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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