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#A42CC9 Color

#A42CC9 is rgb(164, 44, 201) in RGB, hsl(286, 64%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 78%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A42CC9
HEX#A42CC9
RGBrgb(164, 44, 201)
HSLhsl(286, 64%, 48%)
HSVhsv(286, 78%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 78%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.234 316.5)
LABlab(43.66% 63.83 -57.42)
LCHlch(43.66% 85.85 318.03)

What #A42CC9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A42CC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 5.11Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 8.56Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 9.91Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.04Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.13Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 16.08

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#A42CC9 Channel Values

How #A42CC9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 164 · G 44 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 64% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 78% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 78% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.55:1 vs white · 3.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A42CC9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A42CC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A42CC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A42CC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A42CC9
Complementary
#51C92C
Analogous
#562CC9
Analogous
#C92C9F
Triadic
#C9A42C
Triadic
#2CC9A4
Split comp.
#9FC92C
Split comp.
#2CC956

Tints & Shades of #A42CC9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B343D6
#BF60DC
#CB7DE3
#D89FEA
#E4BCF0
#F0D9F7

Shades

#9027B0
#782092
#631B79
#4F1560
#3A1047
#22092A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A42CC9.

How #A42CC9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A42CC9
Protanopia#5252C9
Protanomaly#7B46C9
Deuteranopia#6868C8
Deuteranomaly#8456C8
Tritanopia#955757
Tritanomaly#9B4993
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A42CC9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a42cc9: #A42CC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A42CC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a42cc9': '#A42CC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.173, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_a42cc9">#A42CC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#A42CC9"

More Purple Colors

#A42CC9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A42CC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A42CC9?

#A42CC9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(164, 44, 201) in RGB and hsl(286, 64%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #A42CC9?

#A42CC9 is rgb(164, 44, 201) — red 164, green 44, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A42CC9?

#A42CC9 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 78%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A42CC9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A42CC9 scores 5.55:1 against white and 3.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A42CC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A42CC9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 5.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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