#A875E9

A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #A875E9

When working with digital screens, the color #A875E9 is rendered by mixing light. 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, 117, and 233.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 28% Cyan, 50% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 9% Black. 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. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A875E9
RGB168, 117, 233
HSL266.4°, 72.5%, 68.6%
CMYK28%, 50%, 0%, 9%
HSV266.4°, 49.8%, 91.4%
LAB58.9, 42.9, -51.6
XYZ37.2, 26.9, 80.3
Decimal11040233

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.29:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.39:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.14:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.43:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A875E9; }
.text-color { color: #A875E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A875E9; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
#9370DB