#a39cdb Color Information

#a39cdb 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 #a39cdb. In RGB, it consists of 63.9% Red, 61.2% Green, and 85.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 25.6% Cyan, 28.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 246.7°, with saturation of 46.7% and lightness of 73.5%. The decimal value for #a39cdb is 10722523, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a39cdb 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#a39cdb Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color163, 156, 219 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color63.9%, 61.2%, 85.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.361, 0.388, 0.141 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.256, 0.288, 0, 0.141 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color246.7°, 46.7%, 73.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color246.7°, 28.8%, 85.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color39.779, 36.678, 72.001 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color163, 156, 219 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10722523 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color67.035, 16.095, -31.080 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)67.035, 35.000, 297.377 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color67.035, -0.360, -51.203 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color60.562, 11.260, -28.095 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.268, 0.247, 36.678 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288912603 / 0xffa39cdb Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999cc Copy
Last Updated: November 24, 2024

Shades of #a39cdb

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a39cdb, its pure hue is 246.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.7%, and its lightness is 73.5%. 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 #a39cdb, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #14141b to #8f89c0.

Tints of #a39cdb

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a39cdb, its pure hue is 246.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.7%, and its lightness is 73.5%. 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 #a39cdb, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #afa8e0 to #f4f3fb.

Tones of #a39cdb

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a39cdb, its pure hue is 246.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.7%, 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 #a39cdb, which range from #bcbcbc (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #8778ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a39cdb

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a39cdb! For #a39cdb, 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, #a39cdb. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a39cdb

This color, #a39cdb, consists of 63.9% Red, 61.2% Green, and 85.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 163, Green = 156, Blue = 219. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a39cdb is 25.6% Cyan, 28.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R63.9%
C25.6%
G61.2%
M28.8%
B85.9%
Y0.0%
K14.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 163 156 219
Octal 243 234 333
Hexa #a3 #9c #db
Binary 10100011 10011100 11011011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 25 28 0 14
Octal 31 34 0 16
Hexa #19 #1c #00 #0e
Binary 00011001 00011100 00000000 00001110

Analogous Colors of #a39cdb

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a39cdb — which has hue 246.7° — its analogous colors are located at 216.7° and 276.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a39cdb.

Triadic Colors of #a39cdb

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 #a39cdb — which has hue 246.7° — its triadic colors are located at 6.7° and 246.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a39cdb.

Complementary Color of #a39cdb

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a39cdb — which has hue 246.7° — its complementary color is located at 66.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a39cdb.

Split Complementary Colors of #a39cdb

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 #a39cdb — which has hue 246.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 36.7° and 246.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a39cdb.

Tetradic Colors of #a39cdb

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 #a39cdb — which has hue 246.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 156.7°, 246.7°, 336.7°, and 66.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a39cdb.

Monochromatic Colors of #a39cdb

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a39cdb, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #8782b1 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #cbc6f5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a39cdb

We want to make getting started with #a39cdb on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a39cdb into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a39cdb 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 #a39cdb with other HTML elements.

#a39cdb Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a39cdb.
<span style="color: #a39cdb;">The color of this text is #a39cdb.</span>

#a39cdb Background Color

The background color for this text is #a39cdb.
<div style="background-color: #a39cdb; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a39cdb.</div>

#a39cdb Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a39cdb.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a39cdb;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a39cdb.</span>

#a39cdb Border Color

This is a div with border color #a39cdb.
<div style="border: #a39cdb 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a39cdb.</div>

#a39cdb Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a39cdb on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a39cdb; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a39cdb on a white background.</div></div>

#a39cdb Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a39cdb on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a39cdb; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a39cdb on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a39cdb to White

This is a gradient from #a39cdb to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a39cdb,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a39cdb,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a39cdb,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a39cdb,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a39cdb to white.</div>

Gradient from #a39cdb to Black

This is a gradient from #a39cdb to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a39cdb,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a39cdb,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a39cdb,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a39cdb,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a39cdb to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a39cdb

In addition to using #a39cdb 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 #a39cdb in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a39cdb, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 163, Green = 156, Blue = 219). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a39cdb 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 #a39cdb
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(163, 156, 219)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a39cdb; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a39cdb; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a39cdb; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(163, 156, 219);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a39cdb")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:163, green:156, blue:219, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:163 green:156 blue:219 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(163f, 156f, 219f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(163, 156, 219);
 

#a39cdb Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a39cdb the same way. For those with color blindness, #a39cdb might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a39cdb looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a39cdb 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 #a39cdb 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 #a39cdb 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 #a39cdb 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 2.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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