#A242D1 Color

#A242D1 is rgb(162, 66, 209) in RGB and hsl(280, 61%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#A242D1

HEX#A242D1

RGBrgb(162, 66, 209)

HSLhsl(280, 61%, 54%)

HSVhsv(280, 68%, 82%)

OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.217 312.3)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 68%, 0%, 18%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A242D1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A242D1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A242D1 Complementary#72D142 Analogous#5A42D1 Analogous#D142B9 Triadic#D1A242 Triadic#42D1A2

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A242D1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AE5BD7 #BC78DE #C890E4 #D4A9EA #E1C1F0 #EFDEF7

Shades

#902FC1 #7B28A4 #652187 #4D1967 #37124A #220B2D

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