HEX Color #A00799 (Darkmagenta)

About #A00799

The precise color #A00799 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkmagenta. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 160, 7, and 153.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 96% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A00799

RGB160, 7, 153

HSL302.7°, 91.6%, 32.7%

CMYK0%, 96%, 4%, 37%

HSV302.7°, 95.6%, 62.7%

LAB37.7, 67.5, -38.9

XYZ20.3, 9.9, 31.0

Decimal10487705

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A00799 #079F0E

Analogous

#5A079F #9F074C

Triadic

#989F07 #07989F

Tetradic

#9F5A07 #079F0E #074C9F

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A00799

#AA22A4

#B53EAF

#BF59BB

#CA75C6

#D490D1

#DFACDD

#E9C7E8

#F4E3F3

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A00799

#8E0688

#7C0577

#6A0466

#580355

#470344

#350233

#230122

#110011

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.03:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.99:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

6.72:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.54:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A00799; }

.text-color { color: #A00799; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A00799; }

Similar Colors

Darkmagenta

#8B008B