#A049A8

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #A049A8

When working with digital screens, the color #A049A8 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 160, 73, and 168.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 5% C, 57% M, 0% Y, and 34% K. The HSL representation is 294.9° hue, 39.4% saturation, and 47.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A049A8
RGB160, 73, 168
HSL294.9°, 39.4%, 47.3%
CMYK5%, 57%, 0%, 34%
HSV294.9°, 56.5%, 65.9%
LAB45.7, 49.7, -35.2
XYZ23.9, 15.1, 38.7
Decimal10504616

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.23:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.01:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.00:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.41:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A049A8; }
.text-color { color: #A049A8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A049A8; }

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