#A866E9

A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #A866E9

When working with digital screens, the color #A866E9 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumorchid. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 102 green, and 233 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 28% cyan and 56% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A866E9
RGB168, 102, 233
HSL270.2°, 74.9%, 65.7%
CMYK28%, 56%, 0%, 9%
HSV270.2°, 56.2%, 91.4%
LAB55.8, 51.0, -56.5
XYZ35.6, 23.7, 79.8
Decimal11036393

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.66:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.74:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.50:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.88:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A866E9; }
.text-color { color: #A866E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A866E9; }

Similar Colors

Mediumorchid
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