#A8078A

A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Darkmagenta.

About #A8078A

Visually, #A8078A is defined as a vivid magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkmagenta. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 7, and 138.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 96% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 311.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8078A
RGB168, 7, 138
HSL311.2°, 92.0%, 34.3%
CMYK0%, 96%, 18%, 34%
HSV311.2°, 95.8%, 65.9%
LAB38.4, 66.9, -28.6
XYZ20.8, 10.3, 24.9
Decimal11011978

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.86:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.06:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.55:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.60:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8078A; }
.text-color { color: #A8078A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8078A; }

Similar Colors

Darkmagenta
#8B008B