All About Color #C42AEF

#C42AEF

About #C42AEF

#C42AEF is a medium purple color with the hex code #C42AEF. In RGB it is red 196, green 42, blue 239; in HSL it is hue 287°, saturation 86%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 18%, 82%, 0%, 6%. Its contrast ratio is 4.26:1 on white and 4.92:1 on black.

#C42AEF Color Conversion

Hex tripletC4, 2A, EF
CMYK17.99%, 82.43%, 0.00%, 6.27%
RGB Decimal196, 42, 239
HSL287°, 86%, 55%
RGB Octal304, 52, 357
HSV (HSB)286.90°, 82.43%, 93.73%
RGB Binary11000100, 101010, 11101111
CIE-L*AB51.41, 81.54, -66.76
RGB Percent76.86%, 16.47%, 93.73%
CIE-L*CH51.41, 105.38, 320.69
XYZ39.17, 19.62, 83.38
CIE-L*UV51.41, 47.20, -110.76
xyY0.28, 0.14, 19.62
Hunter-Lab44.30, 80.32, -80.59
RYB76.86%, 16.47%, 93.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C42AEF on a dark background: contrast 4.92:1, passes WCAG AA.
#C42AEF on a light background: contrast 4.26:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C42AEF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C42AEF · #DC7FF5 · #8C0DAF · #54EF2A · #99F57F

Analogous palette

#2A54EF · #612AEF · #C42AEF · #EF2AB7 · #EF2A54

Triadic palette

#C42AEF · #EFC42A · #2AEFC4 · #DC7FF5 · #F5DC7F

Tetradic palette

#C42AEF · #EF612A · #54EF2A · #2AB7EF · #8C0DAF

Monochromatic palette

#5F0977 · #980EBE · #C42AEF · #D871F4 · #EBB8FA

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