#A02CA8

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Darkmagenta.

About #A02CA8

At its core, #A02CA8 is a medium and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkmagenta. Its digital footprint relies on 160 parts red, 44 parts green, and 168 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 5% Cyan, 74% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 34% Black. The HSL representation is 296.1° hue, 58.5% saturation, and 41.6% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A02CA8
RGB160, 44, 168
HSL296.1°, 58.5%, 41.6%
CMYK5%, 74%, 0%, 34%
HSV296.1°, 73.8%, 65.9%
LAB41.4, 61.8, -42.1
XYZ22.5, 12.1, 38.2
Decimal10497192

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.14:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.42:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.87:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.91:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A02CA8; }
.text-color { color: #A02CA8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A02CA8; }

Similar Colors

Darkmagenta
#8B008B