#A000FF

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkviolet.

About #A000FF

The precise color #A000FF is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkviolet. In the RGB color space, it consists of 160 red, 0 green, and 255 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 37% C, 100% M, 0% Y, and 0% K. The HSL representation is 277.6° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A000FF
RGB160, 0, 255
HSL277.6°, 100.0%, 50.0%
CMYK37%, 100%, 0%, 0%
HSV277.6°, 100.0%, 100.0%
LAB45.2, 86.0, -86.1
XYZ32.5, 14.7, 95.7
Decimal10486015

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.33:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.94:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.10:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.35:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A000FF; }
.text-color { color: #A000FF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A000FF; }

Similar Colors

Darkviolet
#9400D3