HEX Color #A8247C (Mediumvioletred)

About #A8247C

The precise color #A8247C is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumvioletred. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 36 parts green, and 124 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 0% cyan and 79% 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 medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8247C

RGB168, 36, 124

HSL320.0°, 64.7%, 40.0%

CMYK0%, 79%, 26%, 34%

HSV320.0°, 78.6%, 65.9%

LAB39.7, 59.6, -18.0

XYZ20.4, 11.0, 20.1

Decimal11019388

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A8247C #24A850

Analogous

#9124A8 #A8243A

Triadic

#7BA824 #247BA8

Tetradic

#A89224 #24A850 #243AA8

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A8247C

#B13C8A

#BB5499

#C56DA7

#CE85B6

#D89DC4

#E2B6D3

#EBCEE1

#F5E6F0

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A8247C

#95206E

#821C60

#701852

#5D1444

#4A1037

#380C29

#25081B

#12040D

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.55:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.21:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.26:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.73:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8247C; }

.text-color { color: #A8247C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8247C; }

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