#A08ADB

A light, moderate purple closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #A08ADB

The hex code #A08ADB represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumpurple. Its digital footprint relies on 160 parts red, 138 parts green, and 219 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 27% cyan and 37% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A08ADB
RGB160, 138, 219
HSL256.3°, 52.9%, 70.0%
CMYK27%, 37%, 0%, 14%
HSV256.3°, 37.0%, 85.9%
LAB62.3, 25.5, -38.4
XYZ36.4, 30.8, 71.0
Decimal10521307

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.15:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.81:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.08:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A08ADB; }
.text-color { color: #A08ADB; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A08ADB; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
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