HEX Color #A875F0 (Mediumpurple)

About #A875F0

The hex code #A875F0 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumpurple. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 117, and 240.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 30% cyan and 51% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

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#A875F0

RGB168, 117, 240

HSL264.9°, 80.4%, 70.0%

CMYK30%, 51%, 0%, 6%

HSV264.9°, 51.3%, 94.1%

LAB59.3, 44.6, -54.9

XYZ38.2, 27.3, 85.7

Decimal11040240

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A875F0 #BCF074

Analogous

#747FF0 #E574F0

Triadic

#F0A774 #74F0A7

Tetradic

#F0747F #BCF074 #74F0E5

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A875F0

#B184F1

#BB93F3

#C5A3F5

#CEB2F6

#D8C1F8

#E2D1FA

#EBE0FB

#F5EFFD

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A875F0

#9568D5

#825BBA

#704EA0

#5D4185

#4A346A

#382750

#251A35

#120D1A

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.25:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.47:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.10:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

5.50:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A875F0; }

.text-color { color: #A875F0; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A875F0; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple

#9370DB