All About Color #4A2AA2

#4A2AA2

About #4A2AA2

#4A2AA2 is a medium purple color with the hex code #4A2AA2. In RGB it is red 74, green 42, blue 162; in HSL it is hue 256°, saturation 59%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 54%, 74%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 9.79:1 on white and 2.14:1 on black.

#4A2AA2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet4A, 2A, A2
CMYK54.32%, 74.07%, 0.00%, 36.47%
RGB Decimal74, 42, 162
HSL256°, 59%, 40%
RGB Octal112, 52, 242
HSV (HSB)256.00°, 74.07%, 63.53%
RGB Binary1001010, 101010, 10100010
CIE-L*AB28.70, 44.75, -59.62
RGB Percent29.02%, 16.47%, 63.53%
CIE-L*CH28.70, 74.54, 306.89
XYZ10.17, 5.72, 34.75
CIE-L*UV28.70, 2.02, -78.79
xyY0.20, 0.11, 5.72
Hunter-Lab23.92, 34.07, -69.40
RYB29.02%, 16.47%, 63.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4A2AA2 on a dark background: contrast 2.14:1, fails WCAG AA.
#4A2AA2 on a light background: contrast 9.79:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4A2AA2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4A2AA2 · #7655D3 · #291759 · #82A22A · #B1D355

Analogous palette

#2A82A2 · #2A46A2 · #4A2AA2 · #862AA2 · #A22A82

Triadic palette

#4A2AA2 · #A24A2A · #2AA24A · #7655D3 · #D37655

Tetradic palette

#4A2AA2 · #A22A46 · #82A22A · #2AA286 · #291759

Monochromatic palette

#120A29 · #2E1A65 · #4A2AA2 · #6D49D0 · #9D85E0

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