All About Color #A042BD

#A042BD

About #A042BD

#A042BD is a medium purple color with the hex code #A042BD. In RGB it is red 160, green 66, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 286°, saturation 48%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 15%, 65%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 5.24:1 on white and 4.01:1 on black.

#A042BD Color Conversion

Hex tripletA0, 42, BD
CMYK15.34%, 65.08%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal160, 66, 189
HSL286°, 48%, 50%
RGB Octal240, 102, 275
HSV (HSB)285.85°, 65.08%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10100000, 1000010, 10111101
CIE-L*AB45.69, 57.11, -47.62
RGB Percent62.75%, 25.88%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH45.69, 74.35, 320.18
XYZ25.63, 15.04, 49.70
CIE-L*UV45.69, 34.59, -77.31
xyY0.28, 0.17, 15.04
Hunter-Lab38.79, 50.08, -48.82
RYB62.75%, 25.88%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A042BD on a dark background: contrast 4.01:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#A042BD on a light background: contrast 5.24:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A042BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A042BD · #C286D5 · #662A79 · #5FBD42 · #99D586

Analogous palette

#425FBD · #6342BD · #A042BD · #BD429C · #BD425F

Triadic palette

#A042BD · #BDA042 · #42BDA0 · #C286D5 · #D5C286

Tetradic palette

#A042BD · #BD6342 · #5FBD42 · #429CBD · #662A79

Monochromatic palette

#401B4B · #702E84 · #A042BD · #BD7BD1 · #D9B4E4

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