#A042BD Color

#A042BD is rgb(160, 66, 189) in RGB and hsl(286, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#A042BD

HEX#A042BD

RGBrgb(160, 66, 189)

HSLhsl(286, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(286, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.197 317.3)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 65%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A042BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A042BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A042BD Complementary#5FBD42 Analogous#6342BD Analogous#BD429C Triadic#BDA042 Triadic#42BDA0

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A042BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AD5DC6 #BB77CF #C892D9 #D3A8E1 #E1C3EA #EEDDF3

Shades

#8A39A2 #77318C #602871 #4D205B #361740 #230F2A

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