HEX Color #A016D3 (Darkviolet)

About #A016D3

The precise color #A016D3 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkviolet. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(160, 22, 211).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 24% cyan and 90% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 283.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A016D3

RGB160, 22, 211

HSL283.8°, 81.1%, 45.7%

CMYK24%, 90%, 0%, 17%

HSV283.8°, 89.6%, 82.7%

LAB42.4, 75.2, -65.7

XYZ26.5, 12.8, 62.7

Decimal10491603

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A016D3 #49D316

Analogous

#4116D3 #D316A7

Triadic

#D39F16 #16D3A0

Tetradic

#D34116 #49D316 #16A7D3

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A016D3

#AA2FD7

#B549DC

#BF63E1

#CA7DE6

#D497EB

#DFB1F0

#E9CBF5

#F4E5FA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A016D3

#8E13BB

#7C11A4

#6A0E8C

#580C75

#47095D

#350746

#23042E

#110217

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.92:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.55:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.65:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.02:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A016D3; }

.text-color { color: #A016D3; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A016D3; }

Similar Colors

Darkviolet

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