HEX Color #A000B6 (Darkorchid)

About #A000B6

The precise color #A000B6 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 160, 0, and 182.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 12% C, 100% M, 0% Y, and 29% K. The HSL representation is 292.7° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 35.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A000B6

RGB160, 0, 182

HSL292.7°, 100.0%, 35.7%

CMYK12%, 100%, 0%, 29%

HSV292.7°, 100.0%, 71.4%

LAB39.3, 72.8, -53.7

XYZ22.9, 10.9, 45.1

Decimal10485942

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A000B6 #15B600

Analogous

#4500B6 #B60070

Triadic

#B6A000 #00B6A0

Tetradic

#B64500 #15B600 #0070B6

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A000B6

#AA1CBE

#B538C6

#BF55CE

#CA71D6

#D48DDE

#DFAAE6

#E9C6EE

#F4E2F6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A000B6

#8E00A1

#7C008D

#6A0079

#580065

#470050

#35003C

#230028

#110014

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.62:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.17:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.33:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.70:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A000B6; }

.text-color { color: #A000B6; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A000B6; }

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