#A857E9
A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkorchid.
About #A857E9
At its core, #A857E9 is a light and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Darkorchid. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 87 green, and 233 blue.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 28% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow, and 9% black. With a hue angle of 273.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#A857E9
RGB168, 87, 233
HSL273.3°, 76.8%, 62.7%
CMYK28%, 63%, 0%, 9%
HSV273.3°, 62.7%, 91.4%
LAB53.0, 58.5, -61.1
XYZ34.3, 21.0, 79.3
Decimal11032553
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
4.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.20:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.86:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.42:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A857E9;
}
.text-color {
color: #A857E9;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A857E9;
}