Colour

#A242AF

#A242AF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A242AF is a magenta with RGB values 162, 66, 175 and HSL 293°, 45%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A242AF#A242AF

HEX#A242AF

RGBrgb(162, 66, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2588, 0.6863

RGB percentages63.5%, 25.9%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(292.8, 45.2%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.8, 62.3%, 68.6%)

CMYK7.4%, 62.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,633,903

CSS custom property--colour: #A242AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#5DBD50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B64B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#516FACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original

Tritanopia#A45372no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 14.8 Purple · ΔE 16.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.5 Orchid · ΔE 18.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4FAF42

Analogous#6B42AF, #AF4285

Triadic#AFA242, #42AFA2

Split complementary#85AF42, #42AF6B

Tetradic#AF6B42, #4FAF42, #4285AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EAD0ED

Lighter +30%#D9ABDF

Lighter +20%#C886D1

Lighter +10%#B861C3

Darker −10%#80348A

Darker −20%#5D2665

Darker −30%#3B1840

Darker −40%#190A1B

More saturated +25%#B924CD

Less saturated −25%#8B6091

Channel breakdown

R162

G66

B175

Red162 (63.5%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue292.84°

Saturation (HSL)45.23%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 42 · B AF

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