HEX Color #A866DB (Mediumpurple)

About #A866DB

The precise color #A866DB is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumpurple. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 102, and 219.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 23% C, 53% M, 0% Y, and 14% K. The HSL representation is 273.8° hue, 61.9% saturation, and 62.9% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A866DB

RGB168, 102, 219

HSL273.8°, 61.9%, 62.9%

CMYK23%, 53%, 0%, 14%

HSV273.8°, 53.4%, 85.9%

LAB55.0, 47.8, -49.9

XYZ33.7, 22.9, 69.7

Decimal11036379

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A866DB #99DB65

Analogous

#6D65DB #DB65D3

Triadic

#DBA765 #65DBA7

Tetradic

#DB6D65 #99DB65 #65D3DB

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A866DB

#B177DF

#BB88E3

#C599E7

#CEAAEB

#D8BBEF

#E2CCF3

#EBDDF7

#F5EEFB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A866DB

#955AC2

#824FAA

#704492

#5D3879

#4A2D61

#382249

#251630

#120B18

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.76:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

5.59:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.59:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.75:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A866DB; }

.text-color { color: #A866DB; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A866DB; }

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