#A42D8E Color

#A42D8E is rgb(164, 45, 142) in RGB and hsl(311, 57%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumVioletRed. White text is most readable on this background.

#A42D8E

HEX#A42D8E

RGBrgb(164, 45, 142)

HSLhsl(311, 57%, 41%)

HSVhsv(311, 73%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.186 336.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 13%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A42D8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A42D8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A42D8E Complementary#2DA443 Analogous#7E2DA4 Analogous#A42D53 Triadic#8EA42D Triadic#2D8EA4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A42D8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C436AA #D053B9 #D973C6 #E297D5 #EBB7E2 #F4D7EF

Shades

#90277D #782168 #641B57 #501645 #3C1034 #240A1F

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