HEX Color #A016BD (Darkorchid)

About #A016BD

The hex code #A016BD represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkorchid. Its digital footprint relies on 160 parts red, 22 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 15% cyan and 88% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 289.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A016BD

RGB160, 22, 189

HSL289.6°, 79.1%, 41.4%

CMYK15%, 88%, 0%, 26%

HSV289.6°, 88.4%, 74.1%

LAB40.8, 71.2, -55.5

XYZ24.0, 11.7, 49.1

Decimal10491581

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A016BD #32BD16

Analogous

#4C16BD #BD1686

Triadic

#BDA016 #16BDA0

Tetradic

#BD4C16 #32BD16 #1686BD

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A016BD

#AA2FC4

#B549CB

#BF63D3

#CA7DDA

#D497E1

#DFB1E9

#E9CBF0

#F4E5F7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A016BD

#8E13A8

#7C1193

#6A0E7E

#580C69

#470954

#35073F

#23042A

#110215

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.28:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.34:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.00:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.84:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A016BD; }

.text-color { color: #A016BD; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A016BD; }

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