#A857D3
A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Mediumorchid.
About #A857D3
At its core, #A857D3 is a medium and moderate hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumorchid. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 87 green, and 211 blue.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 20% cyan and 59% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 279.2° hue, 58.5% saturation, and 58.4% lightness.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#A857D3
RGB168, 87, 211
HSL279.2°, 58.5%, 58.4%
CMYK20%, 59%, 0%, 17%
HSV279.2°, 58.8%, 82.7%
LAB51.7, 53.7, -50.7
XYZ31.3, 19.8, 63.8
Decimal11032531
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
4.23:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.97:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.04:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.22:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A857D3;
}
.text-color {
color: #A857D3;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A857D3;
}