HEX Color #A016FF (Darkviolet)

About #A016FF

The hex code #A016FF represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. Its closest recognized web color is Darkviolet. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 160, 22, and 255.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 37% cyan and 91% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 275.5° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 54.3% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A016FF

RGB160, 22, 255

HSL275.5°, 100.0%, 54.3%

CMYK37%, 91%, 0%, 0%

HSV275.5°, 91.4%, 100.0%

LAB46.0, 83.6, -84.8

XYZ32.8, 15.3, 95.8

Decimal10491647

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A016FF #74FE16

Analogous

#2B16FE #FE16E9

Triadic

#FE9F16 #16FEA0

Tetradic

#FE2B16 #74FE16 #16E9FE

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A016FF

#AA2FFF

#B549FF

#BF63FF

#CA7DFF

#D497FF

#DFB1FF

#E9CBFF

#F4E5FF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A016FF

#8E13E2

#7C11C6

#6A0EAA

#580C8D

#470971

#350755

#230438

#11021C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.18:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.05:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.95:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.45:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A016FF; }

.text-color { color: #A016FF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A016FF; }

Similar Colors

Darkviolet

#9400D3