#A049E9
A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkorchid.
About #A049E9
The precise color #A049E9 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Darkorchid. In the RGB color space, it consists of 160 red, 73 green, and 233 blue.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 31% cyan and 69% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 272.6° hue, 78.4% saturation, and 60.0% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#A049E9
RGB160, 73, 233
HSL272.6°, 78.4%, 60.0%
CMYK31%, 69%, 0%, 9%
HSV272.6°, 68.7%, 91.4%
LAB49.6, 63.4, -66.5
XYZ31.6, 18.1, 78.9
Decimal10504681
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
4.54:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.62:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.34:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.93:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A049E9;
}
.text-color {
color: #A049E9;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A049E9;
}