HEX Color #A05099 (Orchid)

About #A05099

The hex code #A05099 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Orchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 160, 80, and 153.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 50% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A05099

RGB160, 80, 153

HSL305.3°, 33.3%, 47.1%

CMYK0%, 50%, 4%, 37%

HSV305.3°, 50.0%, 62.7%

LAB46.3, 43.5, -25.4

XYZ23.1, 15.5, 31.9

Decimal10506393

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A05099 #509F57

Analogous

#7F509F #9F5070

Triadic

#989F50 #50989F

Tetradic

#9F7F50 #509F57 #50709F

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A05099

#AA63A4

#B576AF

#BF8ABB

#CA9DC6

#D4B1D1

#DFC4DD

#E9D8E8

#F4EBF3

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A05099

#8E4788

#7C3E77

#6A3566

#582C55

#472344

#351A33

#231122

#110811

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.12:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.10:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.89:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.49:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A05099; }

.text-color { color: #A05099; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A05099; }

Similar Colors

Orchid

#DA70D6