#A050E9

A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #A050E9

The precise color #A050E9 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 160, 80, and 233.

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 66% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A050E9
RGB160, 80, 233
HSL271.4°, 77.7%, 61.4%
CMYK31%, 66%, 0%, 9%
HSV271.4°, 65.7%, 91.4%
LAB50.8, 60.2, -64.6
XYZ32.1, 19.1, 79.1
Decimal10506473

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.36:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.82:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.17:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.10:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A050E9; }
.text-color { color: #A050E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A050E9; }

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Darkorchid
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