#a460de Color Information

#a460de 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 #a460de. In RGB, it consists of 64.3% Red, 37.6% Green, and 87.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 26.1% Cyan, 56.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 12.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 272.4°, with saturation of 65.6% and lightness of 62.4%. The decimal value for #a460de is 10772702, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9966cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a460de 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#a460de Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color164, 96, 222 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color64.3%, 37.6%, 87.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.357, 0.624, 0.129 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.261, 0.568, 0, 0.129 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color272.4°, 65.6%, 62.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color272.4°, 56.8%, 87.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color32.678, 21.532, 71.541 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color164, 96, 222 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10772702 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color53.527, 50.587, -53.997 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)53.527, 73.992, 313.133 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color53.527, 21.823, -89.433 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color46.403, 44.497, -58.928 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.260, 0.171, 21.532 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288962782 / 0xffa460de Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9966cc Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #a460de

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a460de, its pure hue is 272.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.6%, and its lightness is 62.4%. 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 #a460de, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #150c1c to #9054c2.

Tints of #a460de

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a460de, its pure hue is 272.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.6%, and its lightness is 62.4%. 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 #a460de, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #af74e2 to #f4ebfb.

Tones of #a460de

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a460de, its pure hue is 272.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.6%, 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 #a460de, which range from #9f9f9f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a73fff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a460de

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a460de! For #a460de, 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, #a460de. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a460de

This color, #a460de, consists of 64.3% Red, 37.6% Green, and 87.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 164, Green = 96, Blue = 222. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a460de is 26.1% Cyan, 56.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 12.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R64.3%
C26.1%
G37.6%
M56.8%
B87.1%
Y0.0%
K12.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 164 96 222
Octal 244 140 336
Hexa #a4 #60 #de
Binary 10100100 01100000 11011110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 26 56 0 12
Octal 32 70 0 14
Hexa #1a #38 #00 #0c
Binary 00011010 00111000 00000000 00001100

Analogous Colors of #a460de

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a460de — which has hue 272.4° — its analogous colors are located at 242.4° and 302.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a460de.

Triadic Colors of #a460de

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 #a460de — which has hue 272.4° — its triadic colors are located at 32.4° and 272.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a460de.

Complementary Color of #a460de

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a460de — which has hue 272.4° — its complementary color is located at 92.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a460de.

Split Complementary Colors of #a460de

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 #a460de — which has hue 272.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 62.4° and 272.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a460de.

Tetradic Colors of #a460de

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 #a460de — which has hue 272.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 182.4°, 272.4°, 2.4°, and 92.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a460de.

Monochromatic Colors of #a460de

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a460de, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #7339a5 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d2a7f7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a460de

We want to make getting started with #a460de on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a460de into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a460de 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 #a460de with other HTML elements.

#a460de Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a460de.
<span style="color: #a460de;">The color of this text is #a460de.</span>

#a460de Background Color

The background color for this text is #a460de.
<div style="background-color: #a460de; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a460de.</div>

#a460de Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a460de.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a460de;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a460de.</span>

#a460de Border Color

This is a div with border color #a460de.
<div style="border: #a460de 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a460de.</div>

#a460de Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a460de on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a460de; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a460de on a white background.</div></div>

#a460de Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a460de on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a460de; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a460de on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a460de to White

This is a gradient from #a460de to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a460de,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a460de,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a460de,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a460de,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a460de to white.</div>

Gradient from #a460de to Black

This is a gradient from #a460de to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a460de,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a460de,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a460de,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a460de,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a460de to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a460de

In addition to using #a460de 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 #a460de in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a460de, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 164, Green = 96, Blue = 222). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a460de 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 #a460de
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(164, 96, 222)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a460de; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a460de; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a460de; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(164, 96, 222);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a460de")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:164, green:96, blue:222, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:164 green:96 blue:222 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(164f, 96f, 222f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(164, 96, 222);
 

#a460de Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a460de the same way. For those with color blindness, #a460de might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a460de looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a460de 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 #a460de 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 #a460de 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 #a460de 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 4.0:1 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 #a460de would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text