What color is #A800F0?

#A800F0 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Vivid Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A800F0?

The RGB value is 168, 0, 240: 168 red, 0 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A800F0?

The complementary color is #48F000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A800F0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A800F0 color

#A800F0 rgb(168, 0, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A800F0 is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 0% green and 94.1% blue (168, 0, 240).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9F00FF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#A800F0 color codes

HEX	`#A800F0`
RGB	`rgb(168, 0, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 0%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 100%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 100%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 100%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.1, 83.99, -77.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.1, 114.46, 317.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.873, 14.617, 83.563)`
Decimal	`11010288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A800F0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A800F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A800F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A800F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a800f0; }
.text { color: #a800f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a800f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 0 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a800f0, #f000c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Violet.

Questions

What color is #A800F0?: #A800F0 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Vivid Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A800F0?: The RGB value is 168, 0, 240: 168 red, 0 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A800F0?: The complementary color is #48F000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A800F0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.