#A03E62

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Palevioletred.

About #A03E62

The hex code #A03E62 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Palevioletred. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 160, 62, and 98.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 61% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 338.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A03E62
RGB160, 62, 98
HSL338.0°, 44.1%, 43.5%
CMYK0%, 61%, 39%, 37%
HSV338.0°, 61.2%, 62.7%
LAB40.9, 44.1, -0.0
XYZ18.4, 11.8, 12.9
Decimal10501730

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.25:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.36:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.97:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.86:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A03E62; }
.text-color { color: #A03E62; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A03E62; }

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