#a9129d Color Information

#a9129d 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 #a9129d. In RGB, it consists of 66.3% Red, 7.1% Green, and 61.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 89.3% Magenta, 7.1% Yellow, and 33.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 304.8°, with saturation of 80.7% and lightness of 36.7%. The decimal value for #a9129d is 11080349, and its nearest "web safe" color is #990099. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a9129d 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#a9129d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color169, 18, 157 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color66.3%, 7.1%, 61.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.337, 0.929, 0.384 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.893, 0.071, 0.337 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color304.8°, 80.7%, 36.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color304.8°, 89.3%, 66.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color22.664, 11.302, 32.885 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color169, 18, 157 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11080349 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color40.085, 68.311, -37.489 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)40.085, 77.922, 331.242 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color40.085, 59.331, -61.807 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color33.618, 61.506, -34.464 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.339, 0.169, 11.302 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289270429 / 0xffa9129d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#990099 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #a9129d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a9129d, its pure hue is 304.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.7%, and its lightness is 36.7%. 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 #a9129d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #150214 to #941089.

Tints of #a9129d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a9129d, its pure hue is 304.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.7%, and its lightness is 36.7%. 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 #a9129d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b430a9 to #f4e1f3.

Tones of #a9129d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a9129d, its pure hue is 304.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.7%, 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 #a9129d, which range from #5e5e5e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #bb00ac (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a9129d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a9129d! For #a9129d, 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, #a9129d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a9129d

This color, #a9129d, consists of 66.3% Red, 7.1% Green, and 61.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 169, Green = 18, Blue = 157. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a9129d is 0% Cyan, 89.3% Magenta, 7.1% Yellow, and 33.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R66.3%
C0.0%
G7.1%
M89.3%
B61.6%
Y7.1%
K33.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 169 18 157
Octal 251 22 235
Hexa #a9 #12 #9d
Binary 10101001 00010010 10011101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 89 7 33
Octal 0 131 7 41
Hexa #00 #59 #07 #21
Binary 00000000 01011001 00000111 00100001

Analogous Colors of #a9129d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a9129d — which has hue 304.8° — its analogous colors are located at 274.8° and 334.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a9129d.

Triadic Colors of #a9129d

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 #a9129d — which has hue 304.8° — its triadic colors are located at 64.8° and 304.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a9129d.

Complementary Color of #a9129d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a9129d — which has hue 304.8° — its complementary color is located at 124.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a9129d.

Split Complementary Colors of #a9129d

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 #a9129d — which has hue 304.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 94.8° and 304.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a9129d.

Tetradic Colors of #a9129d

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 #a9129d — which has hue 304.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 214.8°, 304.8°, 34.8°, and 124.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a9129d.

Monochromatic Colors of #a9129d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a9129d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #500e4b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f425e3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a9129d

We want to make getting started with #a9129d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a9129d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a9129d 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 #a9129d with other HTML elements.

#a9129d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a9129d.
<span style="color: #a9129d;">The color of this text is #a9129d.</span>

#a9129d Background Color

The background color for this text is #a9129d.
<div style="background-color: #a9129d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a9129d.</div>

#a9129d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a9129d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a9129d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a9129d.</span>

#a9129d Border Color

This is a div with border color #a9129d.
<div style="border: #a9129d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a9129d.</div>

#a9129d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a9129d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a9129d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a9129d on a white background.</div></div>

#a9129d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a9129d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a9129d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a9129d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a9129d to White

This is a gradient from #a9129d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a9129d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a9129d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a9129d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a9129d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a9129d to white.</div>

Gradient from #a9129d to Black

This is a gradient from #a9129d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a9129d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a9129d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a9129d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a9129d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a9129d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a9129d

In addition to using #a9129d 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 #a9129d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a9129d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 169, Green = 18, Blue = 157). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a9129d 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 #a9129d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(169, 18, 157)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a9129d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a9129d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a9129d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(169, 18, 157);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a9129d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:169, green:18, blue:157, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:169 green:18 blue:157 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(169f, 18f, 157f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(169, 18, 157);
 

#a9129d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a9129d the same way. For those with color blindness, #a9129d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a9129d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a9129d 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 #a9129d 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 #a9129d 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 #a9129d 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 6.4:1 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 #a9129d 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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