#a36493 Color Information

#a36493 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 #a36493. In RGB, it consists of 63.9% Red, 39.2% Green, and 57.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 38.7% Magenta, 9.8% Yellow, and 36.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 315.2°, with saturation of 25.5% and lightness of 51.6%. The decimal value for #a36493 is 10708115, and its nearest "web safe" color is #996699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a36493 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#a36493 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color163, 100, 147 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color63.9%, 39.2%, 57.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.361, 0.608, 0.424 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.387, 0.098, 0.361 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color315.2°, 25.5%, 51.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color315.2°, 38.7%, 63.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color24.928, 19.008, 29.959 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color163, 100, 147 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10708115 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color50.696, 32.568, -15.089 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)50.696, 35.894, 335.141 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color50.696, 33.935, -26.743 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color43.598, 25.766, -10.224 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.337, 0.257, 19.008 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288898195 / 0xffa36493 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#996699 Copy
Last Updated: November 29, 2024

Shades of #a36493

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a36493, its pure hue is 315.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.5%, and its lightness is 51.6%. 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 #a36493, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #140d12 to #8f5881.

Tints of #a36493

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a36493, its pure hue is 315.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.5%, and its lightness is 51.6%. 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 #a36493, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #af77a1 to #f4ecf2.

Tones of #a36493

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a36493, its pure hue is 315.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.5%, 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 #a36493, which range from #848484 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff08c0 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a36493

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a36493! For #a36493, 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, #a36493. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a36493

This color, #a36493, consists of 63.9% Red, 39.2% Green, and 57.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 163, Green = 100, Blue = 147. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a36493 is 0% Cyan, 38.7% Magenta, 9.8% Yellow, and 36.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R63.9%
C0.0%
G39.2%
M38.7%
B57.6%
Y9.8%
K36.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 163 100 147
Octal 243 144 223
Hexa #a3 #64 #93
Binary 10100011 01100100 10010011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 38 9 36
Octal 0 46 11 44
Hexa #00 #26 #09 #24
Binary 00000000 00100110 00001001 00100100

Analogous Colors of #a36493

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a36493 — which has hue 315.2° — its analogous colors are located at 285.2° and 345.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a36493.

Triadic Colors of #a36493

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 #a36493 — which has hue 315.2° — its triadic colors are located at 75.2° and 315.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a36493.

Complementary Color of #a36493

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a36493 — which has hue 315.2° — its complementary color is located at 135.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a36493.

Split Complementary Colors of #a36493

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 #a36493 — which has hue 315.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 105.2° and 315.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a36493.

Tetradic Colors of #a36493

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 #a36493 — which has hue 315.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 225.2°, 315.2°, 45.2°, and 135.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a36493.

Monochromatic Colors of #a36493

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a36493, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4f3d4a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d9aacd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a36493

We want to make getting started with #a36493 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a36493 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a36493 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 #a36493 with other HTML elements.

#a36493 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a36493.
<span style="color: #a36493;">The color of this text is #a36493.</span>

#a36493 Background Color

The background color for this text is #a36493.
<div style="background-color: #a36493; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a36493.</div>

#a36493 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a36493.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a36493;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a36493.</span>

#a36493 Border Color

This is a div with border color #a36493.
<div style="border: #a36493 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a36493.</div>

#a36493 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a36493 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a36493; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a36493 on a white background.</div></div>

#a36493 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a36493 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a36493; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a36493 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a36493 to White

This is a gradient from #a36493 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a36493,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a36493,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a36493,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a36493,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a36493 to white.</div>

Gradient from #a36493 to Black

This is a gradient from #a36493 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a36493,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a36493,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a36493,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a36493,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a36493 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a36493

In addition to using #a36493 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 #a36493 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a36493, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 163, Green = 100, Blue = 147). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a36493 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 #a36493
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(163, 100, 147)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a36493; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a36493; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a36493; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(163, 100, 147);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a36493")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:163, green:100, blue:147, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:163 green:100 blue:147 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(163f, 100f, 147f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(163, 100, 147);
 

#a36493 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a36493 the same way. For those with color blindness, #a36493 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a36493 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a36493 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 #a36493 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 #a36493 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 #a36493 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 4.4:1 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 #a36493 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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