#a8046d Color Information

#a8046d 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 #a8046d. In RGB, it consists of 65.9% Red, 1.6% Green, and 42.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 97.6% Magenta, 35.1% Yellow, and 34.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 321.6°, with saturation of 95.3% and lightness of 33.7%. The decimal value for #a8046d is 11011181, and its nearest "web safe" color is #990066. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a8046d 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#a8046d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color168, 4, 109 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color65.9%, 1.6%, 42.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.341, 0.984, 0.573 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.976, 0.351, 0.341 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color321.6°, 95.3%, 33.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color321.6°, 97.6%, 65.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color18.952, 9.516, 15.306 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color168, 4, 109 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11011181 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color36.959, 63.837, -12.682 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)36.959, 65.084, 348.763 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color36.959, 80.390, -26.817 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color30.848, 55.683, -7.825 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.433, 0.217, 9.516 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289201261 / 0xffa8046d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#990066 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #a8046d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a8046d, its pure hue is 321.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 95.3%, and its lightness is 33.7%. 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 #a8046d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #15010e to #93045f.

Tints of #a8046d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a8046d, its pure hue is 321.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 95.3%, and its lightness is 33.7%. 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 #a8046d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b3237f to #f4e0ed.

Tones of #a8046d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a8046d, its pure hue is 321.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 95.3%, 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 #a8046d, which range from #565656 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ac006e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a8046d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a8046d! For #a8046d, 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, #a8046d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a8046d

This color, #a8046d, consists of 65.9% Red, 1.6% Green, and 42.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 168, Green = 4, Blue = 109. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a8046d is 0% Cyan, 97.6% Magenta, 35.1% Yellow, and 34.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R65.9%
C0.0%
G1.6%
M97.6%
B42.7%
Y35.1%
K34.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 168 4 109
Octal 250 4 155
Hexa #a8 #04 #6d
Binary 10101000 00000100 01101101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 97 35 34
Octal 0 141 43 42
Hexa #00 #61 #23 #22
Binary 00000000 01100001 00100011 00100010

Analogous Colors of #a8046d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a8046d — which has hue 321.6° — its analogous colors are located at 291.6° and 351.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8046d.

Triadic Colors of #a8046d

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 #a8046d — which has hue 321.6° — its triadic colors are located at 81.6° and 321.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8046d.

Complementary Color of #a8046d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a8046d — which has hue 321.6° — its complementary color is located at 141.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8046d.

Split Complementary Colors of #a8046d

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 #a8046d — which has hue 321.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 111.6° and 321.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8046d.

Tetradic Colors of #a8046d

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 #a8046d — which has hue 321.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 231.6°, 321.6°, 51.6°, and 141.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8046d.

Monochromatic Colors of #a8046d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a8046d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #530336 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fc06a4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a8046d

We want to make getting started with #a8046d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a8046d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a8046d 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 #a8046d with other HTML elements.

#a8046d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a8046d.
<span style="color: #a8046d;">The color of this text is #a8046d.</span>

#a8046d Background Color

The background color for this text is #a8046d.
<div style="background-color: #a8046d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a8046d.</div>

#a8046d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a8046d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a8046d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a8046d.</span>

#a8046d Border Color

This is a div with border color #a8046d.
<div style="border: #a8046d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a8046d.</div>

#a8046d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a8046d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a8046d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a8046d on a white background.</div></div>

#a8046d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a8046d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a8046d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a8046d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a8046d to White

This is a gradient from #a8046d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a8046d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a8046d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a8046d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a8046d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a8046d to white.</div>

Gradient from #a8046d to Black

This is a gradient from #a8046d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a8046d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a8046d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a8046d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a8046d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a8046d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a8046d

In addition to using #a8046d 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 #a8046d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a8046d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 168, Green = 4, Blue = 109). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a8046d 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 #a8046d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(168, 4, 109)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a8046d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a8046d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a8046d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(168, 4, 109);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a8046d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:168, green:4, blue:109, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:168 green:4 blue:109 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(168f, 4f, 109f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(168, 4, 109);
 

#a8046d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a8046d the same way. For those with color blindness, #a8046d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a8046d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a8046d 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 #a8046d 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 #a8046d 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

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a8046d 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 7.2:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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