HEX Color #A800C5 (Darkorchid)

About #A800C5

Visually, #A800C5 is defined as a vivid magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Darkorchid. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 0 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 15% cyan and 100% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF 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#A800C5

RGB168, 0, 197

HSL291.2°, 100.0%, 38.6%

CMYK15%, 100%, 0%, 23%

HSV291.2°, 100.0%, 77.3%

LAB41.8, 76.5, -58.5

XYZ26.2, 12.4, 53.8

Decimal11010245

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A800C5 #1DC500

Analogous

#4500C5 #C5007F

Triadic

#C5A700 #00C5A8

Tetradic

#C54500 #1DC500 #007FC5

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A800C5

#B11CCB

#BB38D1

#C555D8

#CE71DE

#D88DE5

#E2AAEB

#EBC6F2

#F5E2F8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A800C5

#9500AF

#820099

#700083

#5D006D

#4A0057

#380041

#25002B

#120015

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.05:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.47:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.78:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.95:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A800C5; }

.text-color { color: #A800C5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A800C5; }

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