#A80057

A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Mediumvioletred.

About #A80057

At its core, #A80057 is a dark and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumvioletred. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(168, 0, 87).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 328.9° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 32.9% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a dark 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#A80057
RGB168, 0, 87
HSL328.9°, 100.0%, 32.9%
CMYK0%, 100%, 48%, 34%
HSV328.9°, 100.0%, 65.9%
LAB36.0, 62.3, -0.0
XYZ17.9, 9.0, 9.8
Decimal11010135

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.49:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.80:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.16:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.38:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A80057; }
.text-color { color: #A80057; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A80057; }

Similar Colors

Mediumvioletred
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