#A049AF

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #A049AF

Visually, #A049AF is defined as a moderate magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumorchid. Its digital footprint relies on 160 parts red, 73 parts green, and 175 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 9% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow, and 31% black. With a hue angle of 291.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A049AF
RGB160, 73, 175
HSL291.2°, 41.1%, 48.6%
CMYK9%, 58%, 0%, 31%
HSV291.2°, 58.3%, 68.6%
LAB46.1, 51.1, -38.8
XYZ24.6, 15.3, 42.2
Decimal10504623

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.16:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.07:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.94:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.46:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A049AF; }
.text-color { color: #A049AF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A049AF; }

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