#A857AF
A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Orchid.
About #A857AF
The hex code #A857AF represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Orchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 87, and 175.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 4% cyan and 50% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 295.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#A857AF
RGB168, 87, 175
HSL295.2°, 35.5%, 51.4%
CMYK4%, 50%, 0%, 31%
HSV295.2°, 50.3%, 68.6%
LAB49.8, 46.3, -32.9
XYZ27.3, 18.2, 42.6
Decimal11032495
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
4.52:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.65:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.32:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.95:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A857AF;
}
.text-color {
color: #A857AF;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A857AF;
}