#A86DA0

A medium, muted magenta closely aligning with Plum.

About #A86DA0

The precise color #A86DA0 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Plum. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(168, 109, 160).

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 35% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 308.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A86DA0
RGB168, 109, 160
HSL308.1°, 25.3%, 54.3%
CMYK0%, 35%, 5%, 34%
HSV308.1°, 35.1%, 65.9%
LAB53.8, 31.6, -17.9
XYZ28.0, 21.8, 36.0
Decimal11038112

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.92:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.36:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.74:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.56:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A86DA0; }
.text-color { color: #A86DA0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A86DA0; }

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