#a50ffd Color Information

#a50ffd 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 #a50ffd. In RGB, it consists of 64.7% Red, 5.9% Green, and 99.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 34.8% Cyan, 94.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 277.8°, with saturation of 98.3% and lightness of 52.5%. The decimal value for #a50ffd is 10817533, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9900ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a50ffd 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#a50ffd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color165, 15, 253 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color64.7%, 5.9%, 99.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.353, 0.941, 0.008 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.348, 0.941, 0, 0.008 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color277.8°, 98.3%, 52.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color277.8°, 94.1%, 99.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color33.417, 15.433, 94.146 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color165, 15, 253 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10817533 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color46.221, 84.702, -83.258 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)46.221, 118.770, 315.493 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color46.221, 27.865, -128.934 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color39.285, 83.093, -114.590 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.234, 0.108, 15.433 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289007613 / 0xffa50ffd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9900ff Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #a50ffd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a50ffd, its pure hue is 277.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 98.3%, and its lightness is 52.5%. 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 #a50ffd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #150220 to #900ddd.

Tints of #a50ffd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a50ffd, its pure hue is 277.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 98.3%, and its lightness is 52.5%. 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 #a50ffd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b02dfd to #f4e1ff.

Tones of #a50ffd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a50ffd, its pure hue is 277.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 98.3%, 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 #a50ffd, which range from #868686 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a60dff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a50ffd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a50ffd! For #a50ffd, 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, #a50ffd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a50ffd

This color, #a50ffd, consists of 64.7% Red, 5.9% Green, and 99.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 165, Green = 15, Blue = 253. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a50ffd is 34.8% Cyan, 94.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R64.7%
C34.8%
G5.9%
M94.1%
B99.2%
Y0.0%
K0.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 165 15 253
Octal 245 17 375
Hexa #a5 #0f #fd
Binary 10100101 00001111 11111101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 34 94 0 0
Octal 42 136 0 0
Hexa #22 #5e #00 #00
Binary 00100010 01011110 00000000 00000000

Analogous Colors of #a50ffd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a50ffd — which has hue 277.8° — its analogous colors are located at 247.8° and 307.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a50ffd.

Triadic Colors of #a50ffd

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 #a50ffd — which has hue 277.8° — its triadic colors are located at 37.8° and 277.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a50ffd.

Complementary Color of #a50ffd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a50ffd — which has hue 277.8° — its complementary color is located at 97.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a50ffd.

Split Complementary Colors of #a50ffd

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 #a50ffd — which has hue 277.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 67.8° and 277.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a50ffd.

Tetradic Colors of #a50ffd

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 #a50ffd — which has hue 277.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 187.8°, 277.8°, 7.8°, and 97.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a50ffd.

Monochromatic Colors of #a50ffd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a50ffd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5c0291 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d287ff (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a50ffd

We want to make getting started with #a50ffd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a50ffd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a50ffd 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 #a50ffd with other HTML elements.

#a50ffd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a50ffd.
<span style="color: #a50ffd;">The color of this text is #a50ffd.</span>

#a50ffd Background Color

The background color for this text is #a50ffd.
<div style="background-color: #a50ffd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a50ffd.</div>

#a50ffd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a50ffd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a50ffd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a50ffd.</span>

#a50ffd Border Color

This is a div with border color #a50ffd.
<div style="border: #a50ffd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a50ffd.</div>

#a50ffd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a50ffd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a50ffd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a50ffd on a white background.</div></div>

#a50ffd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a50ffd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a50ffd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a50ffd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a50ffd to White

This is a gradient from #a50ffd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a50ffd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a50ffd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a50ffd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a50ffd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a50ffd to white.</div>

Gradient from #a50ffd to Black

This is a gradient from #a50ffd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a50ffd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a50ffd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a50ffd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a50ffd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a50ffd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a50ffd

In addition to using #a50ffd 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 #a50ffd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a50ffd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 165, Green = 15, Blue = 253). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a50ffd 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 #a50ffd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(165, 15, 253)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a50ffd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a50ffd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a50ffd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(165, 15, 253);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a50ffd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:165, green:15, blue:253, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:165 green:15 blue:253 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(165f, 15f, 253f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(165, 15, 253);
 

#a50ffd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a50ffd the same way. For those with color blindness, #a50ffd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a50ffd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a50ffd 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 #a50ffd 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 #a50ffd 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 #a50ffd 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 5.1:1 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 #a50ffd 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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