#a93989 Color Information

#a93989 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 #a93989. In RGB, it consists of 66.3% Red, 22.4% Green, and 53.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 66.3% Magenta, 18.9% Yellow, and 33.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 317.1°, with saturation of 49.6% and lightness of 44.3%. The decimal value for #a93989 is 11090313, and its nearest "web safe" color is #993399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a93989 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#a93989 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color169, 57, 137 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color66.3%, 22.4%, 53.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.337, 0.776, 0.463 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.663, 0.189, 0.337 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color317.1°, 49.6%, 44.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color317.1°, 66.3%, 66.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color22.341, 13.167, 25.031 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color169, 57, 137 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11090313 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color43.014, 54.199, -20.770 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)43.014, 58.043, 339.033 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color43.014, 58.794, -37.210 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color36.287, 46.395, -15.498 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.369, 0.218, 13.167 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289280393 / 0xffa93989 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#993399 Copy
Last Updated: December 13, 2024

Shades of #a93989

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a93989, its pure hue is 317.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 49.6%, and its lightness is 44.3%. 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 #a93989, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #150711 to #943278.

Tints of #a93989

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a93989, its pure hue is 317.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 49.6%, and its lightness is 44.3%. 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 #a93989, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b45298 to #f4e6f0.

Tones of #a93989

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a93989, its pure hue is 317.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 49.6%, 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 #a93989, which range from #717171 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #e200a1 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a93989

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a93989! For #a93989, 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, #a93989. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a93989

This color, #a93989, consists of 66.3% Red, 22.4% Green, and 53.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 169, Green = 57, Blue = 137. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a93989 is 0% Cyan, 66.3% Magenta, 18.9% Yellow, and 33.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R66.3%
C0.0%
G22.4%
M66.3%
B53.7%
Y18.9%
K33.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 169 57 137
Octal 251 71 211
Hexa #a9 #39 #89
Binary 10101001 00111001 10001001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 66 18 33
Octal 0 102 22 41
Hexa #00 #42 #12 #21
Binary 00000000 01000010 00010010 00100001

Analogous Colors of #a93989

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a93989 — which has hue 317.1° — its analogous colors are located at 287.1° and 347.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a93989.

Triadic Colors of #a93989

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 #a93989 — which has hue 317.1° — its triadic colors are located at 77.1° and 317.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a93989.

Complementary Color of #a93989

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a93989 — which has hue 317.1° — its complementary color is located at 137.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a93989.

Split Complementary Colors of #a93989

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 #a93989 — which has hue 317.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 107.1° and 317.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a93989.

Tetradic Colors of #a93989

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 #a93989 — which has hue 317.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 227.1°, 317.1°, 47.1°, and 137.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a93989.

Monochromatic Colors of #a93989

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a93989, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #472b3f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e96ac5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a93989

We want to make getting started with #a93989 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a93989 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a93989 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 #a93989 with other HTML elements.

#a93989 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a93989.
<span style="color: #a93989;">The color of this text is #a93989.</span>

#a93989 Background Color

The background color for this text is #a93989.
<div style="background-color: #a93989; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a93989.</div>

#a93989 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a93989.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a93989;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a93989.</span>

#a93989 Border Color

This is a div with border color #a93989.
<div style="border: #a93989 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a93989.</div>

#a93989 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a93989 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a93989; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a93989 on a white background.</div></div>

#a93989 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a93989 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a93989; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a93989 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a93989 to White

This is a gradient from #a93989 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a93989,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a93989,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a93989,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a93989,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a93989 to white.</div>

Gradient from #a93989 to Black

This is a gradient from #a93989 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a93989,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a93989,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a93989,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a93989,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a93989 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a93989

In addition to using #a93989 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 #a93989 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a93989, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 169, Green = 57, Blue = 137). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a93989 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 #a93989
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(169, 57, 137)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a93989; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a93989; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a93989; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(169, 57, 137);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a93989")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:169, green:57, blue:137, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:169 green:57 blue:137 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(169f, 57f, 137f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(169, 57, 137);
 

#a93989 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a93989 the same way. For those with color blindness, #a93989 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a93989 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a93989 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 #a93989 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 #a93989 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 #a93989 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 5.8:1 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 #a93989 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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