#A42D9E Color

#A42D9E is rgb(164, 45, 158) in RGB and hsl(303, 57%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#A42D9E

HEX#A42D9E

RGBrgb(164, 45, 158)

HSLhsl(303, 57%, 41%)

HSVhsv(303, 73%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(52.3% 0.198 330.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 4%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A42D9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A42D9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A42D9E Complementary#2DA433 Analogous#6F2DA4 Analogous#A42D63 Triadic#9EA42D Triadic#2D9EA4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A42D9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C436BD #D053CA #D973D4 #E297DF #EBB7E9 #F4D7F3

Shades

#90278B #782174 #641B60 #50164D #3C103A #240A23

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