#aa29ce Color Information

#aa29ce 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 #aa29ce. In RGB, it consists of 66.7% Red, 16.1% Green, and 80.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 17.5% Cyan, 80.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 286.9°, with saturation of 66.8% and lightness of 48.4%. The decimal value for #aa29ce is 11151822, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9933cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #aa29ce 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#aa29ce Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color170, 41, 206 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color66.7%, 16.1%, 80.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.333, 0.839, 0.192 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.175, 0.801, 0, 0.192 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color286.9°, 66.8%, 48.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color286.9°, 80.1%, 80.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color28.511, 14.588, 59.706 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color170, 41, 206 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11151822 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color45.065, 71.494, -58.415 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)45.065, 92.324, 320.749 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color45.065, 40.767, -94.005 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color38.195, 66.405, -65.946 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.277, 0.142, 14.588 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289341902 / 0xffaa29ce Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9933cc Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #aa29ce

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #aa29ce, its pure hue is 286.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.8%, and its lightness is 48.4%. 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 #aa29ce, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #15051a to #9524b4.

Tints of #aa29ce

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #aa29ce, its pure hue is 286.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.8%, and its lightness is 48.4%. 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 #aa29ce, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b544d4 to #f4e4f9.

Tones of #aa29ce

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #aa29ce, its pure hue is 286.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.8%, 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 #aa29ce, which range from #7c7c7c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c100f7 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #aa29ce

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #aa29ce! For #aa29ce, 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, #aa29ce. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #aa29ce

This color, #aa29ce, consists of 66.7% Red, 16.1% Green, and 80.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 170, Green = 41, Blue = 206. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #aa29ce is 17.5% Cyan, 80.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R66.7%
C17.5%
G16.1%
M80.1%
B80.8%
Y0.0%
K19.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 170 41 206
Octal 252 51 316
Hexa #aa #29 #ce
Binary 10101010 00101001 11001110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 17 80 0 19
Octal 21 120 0 23
Hexa #11 #50 #00 #13
Binary 00010001 01010000 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #aa29ce

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #aa29ce — which has hue 286.9° — its analogous colors are located at 256.9° and 316.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aa29ce.

Triadic Colors of #aa29ce

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 #aa29ce — which has hue 286.9° — its triadic colors are located at 46.9° and 286.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aa29ce.

Complementary Color of #aa29ce

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #aa29ce — which has hue 286.9° — its complementary color is located at 106.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aa29ce.

Split Complementary Colors of #aa29ce

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 #aa29ce — which has hue 286.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 76.9° and 286.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aa29ce.

Tetradic Colors of #aa29ce

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 #aa29ce — which has hue 286.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 196.9°, 286.9°, 16.9°, and 106.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aa29ce.

Monochromatic Colors of #aa29ce

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #aa29ce, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4f1f5d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #da7ff3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #aa29ce

We want to make getting started with #aa29ce on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #aa29ce into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #aa29ce 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 #aa29ce with other HTML elements.

#aa29ce Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #aa29ce.
<span style="color: #aa29ce;">The color of this text is #aa29ce.</span>

#aa29ce Background Color

The background color for this text is #aa29ce.
<div style="background-color: #aa29ce; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #aa29ce.</div>

#aa29ce Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #aa29ce.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #aa29ce;">This color for the shadow of this text is #aa29ce.</span>

#aa29ce Border Color

This is a div with border color #aa29ce.
<div style="border: #aa29ce 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #aa29ce.</div>

#aa29ce Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #aa29ce on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aa29ce; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aa29ce on a white background.</div></div>

#aa29ce Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #aa29ce on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aa29ce; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aa29ce on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #aa29ce to White

This is a gradient from #aa29ce to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aa29ce,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aa29ce,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aa29ce,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aa29ce,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aa29ce to white.</div>

Gradient from #aa29ce to Black

This is a gradient from #aa29ce to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aa29ce,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aa29ce,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aa29ce,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aa29ce,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aa29ce to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #aa29ce

In addition to using #aa29ce 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 #aa29ce in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #aa29ce, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 170, Green = 41, Blue = 206). If you need details about the color coordinates of #aa29ce 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 #aa29ce
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(170, 41, 206)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #aa29ce; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #aa29ce; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #aa29ce; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(170, 41, 206);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#aa29ce")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:170, green:41, blue:206, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:170 green:41 blue:206 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(170f, 41f, 206f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(170, 41, 206);
 

#aa29ce Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #aa29ce the same way. For those with color blindness, #aa29ce might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #aa29ce looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #aa29ce 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 #aa29ce 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 #aa29ce 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 #aa29ce 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 5.4:1 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 #aa29ce 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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