All About Color #A242BD

#A242BD

About #A242BD

#A242BD is a medium purple color with the hex code #A242BD. In RGB it is red 162, green 66, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 287°, saturation 48%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 14%, 65%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 5.18:1 on white and 4.05:1 on black.

#A242BD Color Conversion

Hex tripletA2, 42, BD
CMYK14.29%, 65.08%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal162, 66, 189
HSL287°, 48%, 50%
RGB Octal242, 102, 275
HSV (HSB)286.83°, 65.08%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10100010, 1000010, 10111101
CIE-L*AB45.98, 57.57, -47.15
RGB Percent63.53%, 25.88%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH45.98, 74.42, 320.68
XYZ26.03, 15.25, 49.72
CIE-L*UV45.98, 35.84, -76.81
xyY0.29, 0.17, 15.25
Hunter-Lab39.05, 50.65, -48.14
RYB63.53%, 25.88%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A242BD on a dark background: contrast 4.05:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#A242BD on a light background: contrast 5.18:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A242BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A242BD · #C486D5 · #682A79 · #5DBD42 · #97D586

Analogous palette

#425DBD · #6542BD · #A242BD · #BD429A · #BD425D

Triadic palette

#A242BD · #BDA242 · #42BDA2 · #C486D5 · #D5C486

Tetradic palette

#A242BD · #BD6542 · #5DBD42 · #429ABD · #682A79

Monochromatic palette

#411B4B · #722E84 · #A242BD · #BE7BD1 · #DAB4E4

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