#A857C5

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #A857C5

The hex code #A857C5 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumorchid. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 87 green, and 197 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 15% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow, and 23% black. With a hue angle of 284.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A857C5
RGB168, 87, 197
HSL284.2°, 48.7%, 55.7%
CMYK15%, 56%, 0%, 23%
HSV284.2°, 55.8%, 77.3%
LAB50.9, 50.7, -43.9
XYZ29.6, 19.2, 55.0
Decimal11032517

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.34:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.83:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.15:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.11:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A857C5; }
.text-color { color: #A857C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A857C5; }

Similar Colors

Mediumorchid
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