#A800F0

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkviolet.

About #A800F0

The hex code #A800F0 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. Its closest recognized web color is Darkviolet. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 0 green, and 240 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 30% cyan and 100% 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. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A800F0
RGB168, 0, 240
HSL282.0°, 100.0%, 47.1%
CMYK30%, 100%, 0%, 6%
HSV282.0°, 100.0%, 94.1%
LAB45.1, 84.0, -77.8
XYZ31.9, 14.6, 83.6
Decimal11010288

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.92:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.12:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.34:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A800F0; }
.text-color { color: #A800F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A800F0; }

Similar Colors

Darkviolet
#9400D3