#A049CC

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #A049CC

At its core, #A049CC is a medium and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumorchid. Its digital footprint relies on 160 parts red, 73 parts green, and 204 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 22% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow, and 20% black. The HSL representation is 279.8° hue, 56.2% saturation, and 54.3% lightness.

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#A049CC
RGB160, 73, 204
HSL279.8°, 56.2%, 54.3%
CMYK22%, 64%, 0%, 20%
HSV279.8°, 64.2%, 80.0%
LAB47.7, 57.0, -53.0
XYZ27.8, 16.6, 58.9
Decimal10504652

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.86:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.32:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.65:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.67:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A049CC; }
.text-color { color: #A049CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A049CC; }

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