#a9208d Color Information

#a9208d 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 #a9208d. In RGB, it consists of 66.3% Red, 12.5% Green, and 55.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 81.1% Magenta, 16.6% Yellow, and 33.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 312.3°, with saturation of 68.2% and lightness of 39.4%. The decimal value for #a9208d is 11083917, and its nearest "web safe" color is #993399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a9208d 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#a9208d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color169, 32, 141 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color66.3%, 12.5%, 55.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.337, 0.875, 0.447 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.811, 0.166, 0.337 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color312.3°, 68.2%, 39.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color312.3°, 81.1%, 66.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color21.686, 11.391, 26.255 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color169, 32, 141 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11083917 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color40.232, 63.152, -27.533 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)40.232, 68.893, 336.444 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color40.232, 63.744, -47.321 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color33.751, 55.631, -22.497 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.366, 0.192, 11.391 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289273997 / 0xffa9208d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#993399 Copy
Last Updated: December 22, 2024

Shades of #a9208d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a9208d, its pure hue is 312.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 68.2%, and its lightness is 39.4%. 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 #a9208d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #150412 to #941c7b.

Tints of #a9208d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a9208d, its pure hue is 312.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 68.2%, and its lightness is 39.4%. 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 #a9208d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b43c9b to #f4e3f1.

Tones of #a9208d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a9208d, its pure hue is 312.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 68.2%, 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 #a9208d, which range from #656565 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c900a0 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a9208d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a9208d! For #a9208d, 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, #a9208d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a9208d

This color, #a9208d, consists of 66.3% Red, 12.5% Green, and 55.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 169, Green = 32, Blue = 141. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a9208d is 0% Cyan, 81.1% Magenta, 16.6% Yellow, and 33.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R66.3%
C0.0%
G12.5%
M81.1%
B55.3%
Y16.6%
K33.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 169 32 141
Octal 251 40 215
Hexa #a9 #20 #8d
Binary 10101001 00100000 10001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 81 16 33
Octal 0 121 20 41
Hexa #00 #51 #10 #21
Binary 00000000 01010001 00010000 00100001

Analogous Colors of #a9208d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a9208d — which has hue 312.3° — its analogous colors are located at 282.3° and 342.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a9208d.

Triadic Colors of #a9208d

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 #a9208d — which has hue 312.3° — its triadic colors are located at 72.3° and 312.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a9208d.

Complementary Color of #a9208d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a9208d — which has hue 312.3° — its complementary color is located at 132.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a9208d.

Split Complementary Colors of #a9208d

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 #a9208d — which has hue 312.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 102.3° and 312.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a9208d.

Tetradic Colors of #a9208d

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 #a9208d — which has hue 312.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 222.3°, 312.3°, 42.3°, and 132.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a9208d.

Monochromatic Colors of #a9208d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a9208d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4d1842 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ee3fcb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a9208d

We want to make getting started with #a9208d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a9208d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a9208d 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 #a9208d with other HTML elements.

#a9208d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a9208d.
<span style="color: #a9208d;">The color of this text is #a9208d.</span>

#a9208d Background Color

The background color for this text is #a9208d.
<div style="background-color: #a9208d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a9208d.</div>

#a9208d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a9208d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a9208d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a9208d.</span>

#a9208d Border Color

This is a div with border color #a9208d.
<div style="border: #a9208d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a9208d.</div>

#a9208d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a9208d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a9208d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a9208d on a white background.</div></div>

#a9208d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a9208d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a9208d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a9208d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a9208d to White

This is a gradient from #a9208d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a9208d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a9208d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a9208d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a9208d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a9208d to white.</div>

Gradient from #a9208d to Black

This is a gradient from #a9208d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a9208d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a9208d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a9208d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a9208d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a9208d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a9208d

In addition to using #a9208d 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 #a9208d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a9208d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 169, Green = 32, Blue = 141). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a9208d 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 #a9208d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(169, 32, 141)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a9208d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a9208d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a9208d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(169, 32, 141);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a9208d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:169, green:32, blue:141, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:169 green:32 blue:141 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(169f, 32f, 141f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(169, 32, 141);
 

#a9208d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a9208d the same way. For those with color blindness, #a9208d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a9208d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a9208d 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 #a9208d 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 #a9208d 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 #a9208d 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 6.4:1 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 #a9208d 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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