#A950AF Hex Color
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Bright, saturated purple with a soft orchid warmth. #a950af works best as an accent, think buttons, highlights, links, rather than a full background, where it gets loud fast. White text clears WCAG AA at about 4.7:1, so it holds small type. It looks richer against deep teal or charcoal than against plain white.
Questions about #a950af
What is #a950af in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #a950af is rgb(169, 80, 175), in HSL hsl(296, 37%, 50%) and in CMYK 3%, 54%, 0%, 31%. Browse more shades of purple with names and hex codes.
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Is #a950af readable on white or black?
#a950af has a 4.71:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.45:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.