#a055eb Color Information

#a055eb 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 #a055eb. In RGB, it consists of 62.7% Red, 33.3% Green, and 92.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 31.9% Cyan, 63.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 7.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 270.0°, with saturation of 78.9% and lightness of 62.7%. The decimal value for #a055eb is 10507755, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9966ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a055eb 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#a055eb Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color160, 85, 235 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color62.7%, 33.3%, 92.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.373, 0.667, 0.078 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.319, 0.638, 0, 0.078 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color270.0°, 78.9%, 62.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color270.0°, 63.8%, 92.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color32.741, 19.969, 80.726 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color160, 85, 235 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10507755 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color51.802, 58.251, -64.115 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)51.802, 86.625, 312.256 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color51.802, 20.299, -104.706 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color44.686, 52.583, -75.827 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.245, 0.150, 19.969 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288697835 / 0xffa055eb Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9966ff Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #a055eb

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a055eb, its pure hue is 270.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 78.9%, and its lightness is 62.7%. 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 #a055eb, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #140b1d to #8c4ace.

Tints of #a055eb

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a055eb, its pure hue is 270.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 78.9%, and its lightness is 62.7%. 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 #a055eb, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ac6aee to #f3eafd.

Tones of #a055eb

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a055eb, its pure hue is 270.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 78.9%, 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 #a055eb, which range from #a0a0a0 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a041ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a055eb

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a055eb! For #a055eb, 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, #a055eb. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a055eb

This color, #a055eb, consists of 62.7% Red, 33.3% Green, and 92.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 160, Green = 85, Blue = 235. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a055eb is 31.9% Cyan, 63.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 7.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R62.7%
C31.9%
G33.3%
M63.8%
B92.2%
Y0.0%
K7.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 160 85 235
Octal 240 125 353
Hexa #a0 #55 #eb
Binary 10100000 01010101 11101011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 31 63 0 7
Octal 37 77 0 7
Hexa #1f #3f #00 #07
Binary 00011111 00111111 00000000 00000111

Analogous Colors of #a055eb

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a055eb — which has hue 270.0° — its analogous colors are located at 240.0° and 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a055eb.

Triadic Colors of #a055eb

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 #a055eb — which has hue 270.0° — its triadic colors are located at 30.0° and 270.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a055eb.

Complementary Color of #a055eb

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a055eb — which has hue 270.0° — its complementary color is located at 90.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a055eb.

Split Complementary Colors of #a055eb

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 #a055eb — which has hue 270.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 60.0° and 270.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a055eb.

Tetradic Colors of #a055eb

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 #a055eb — which has hue 270.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 180.0°, 270.0°, 360.0°, and 90.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a055eb.

Monochromatic Colors of #a055eb

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a055eb, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #7124bd — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d0a5fa (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a055eb

We want to make getting started with #a055eb on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a055eb into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a055eb 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 #a055eb with other HTML elements.

#a055eb Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a055eb.
<span style="color: #a055eb;">The color of this text is #a055eb.</span>

#a055eb Background Color

The background color for this text is #a055eb.
<div style="background-color: #a055eb; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a055eb.</div>

#a055eb Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a055eb.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a055eb;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a055eb.</span>

#a055eb Border Color

This is a div with border color #a055eb.
<div style="border: #a055eb 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a055eb.</div>

#a055eb Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a055eb on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a055eb; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a055eb on a white background.</div></div>

#a055eb Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a055eb on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a055eb; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a055eb on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a055eb to White

This is a gradient from #a055eb to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a055eb,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a055eb,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a055eb,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a055eb,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a055eb to white.</div>

Gradient from #a055eb to Black

This is a gradient from #a055eb to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a055eb,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a055eb,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a055eb,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a055eb,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a055eb to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a055eb

In addition to using #a055eb 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 #a055eb in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a055eb, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 160, Green = 85, Blue = 235). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a055eb 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 #a055eb
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(160, 85, 235)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a055eb; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a055eb; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a055eb; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(160, 85, 235);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a055eb")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:160, green:85, blue:235, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:160 green:85 blue:235 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(160f, 85f, 235f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(160, 85, 235);
 

#a055eb Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a055eb the same way. For those with color blindness, #a055eb might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a055eb looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a055eb 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 #a055eb 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 #a055eb 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 #a055eb 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 4.2:1 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 #a055eb 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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