HEX Color #A01DC5 (Darkorchid)

About #A01DC5

When working with digital screens, the color #A01DC5 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darkorchid. In the RGB color space, it consists of 160 red, 29 green, and 197 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 19% Cyan, 85% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 23% Black. The HSL representation is 286.8° hue, 74.3% saturation, and 44.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#A01DC5

RGB160, 29, 197

HSL286.8°, 74.3%, 44.3%

CMYK19%, 85%, 0%, 23%

HSV286.8°, 85.3%, 77.3%

LAB41.8, 71.2, -58.5

XYZ25.0, 12.4, 53.9

Decimal10493381

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A01DC5 #41C51D

Analogous

#4C1DC5 #C51D95

Triadic

#C5A01D #1DC5A0

Tetradic

#C54C1D #41C51D #1D95C5

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A01DC5

#AA36CB

#B54FD1

#BF68D8

#CA81DE

#D49AE5

#DFB3EB

#E9CCF2

#F4E5F8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A01DC5

#8E19AF

#7C1699

#6A1383

#58106D

#470C57

#350941

#23062B

#110315

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.04:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.48:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.77:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.96:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A01DC5; }

.text-color { color: #A01DC5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A01DC5; }

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