#a427f0

Color #a427f0

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 8.71 Nearest Tailwind class purple-600 #9810fa · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a427f0

RGB

rgb(164, 39, 240)

HSL

hsl(277.3, 87%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.3, 83.8%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.7%, 83.8%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(46.49, 77.6, -75.51)

LCH

lch(46.49, 108.28, 315.78)

OKLCH

oklch(57.5%, 0.2706, 307.39)

HWB

hwb(277.3, 15.3%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#73f027

Analogous

#3f27f0

#a427f0

#f027d8

Triadic

#a427f0

#f0a427

#27f0a4

Split-complementary

#a427f0

#d8f027

#27f03f

Tetradic

#a427f0

#f02773

#73f027

#27f0a4

Square

#a427f0

#f03f27

#73f027

#27d8f0

Shades

Color #a427f0 mixed toward black.

#8d0fd9

#710cae

#550982

#380657

#1c032b

Tints

Color #a427f0 mixed toward white.

#b34bf2

#c26ff5

#d193f7

#e1b7fa

#f0dbfc

Tones

Color #a427f0 mixed toward gray.

#a038df

#9c48ce

#9859be

#946aad

#907b9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.13:1

White text reads better on this background (5.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8180d5 · ΔE 20.4

Deuteranopia

#868dce · ΔE 24.5

Tritanopia

#a0bcb6 · ΔE 39.8

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 31.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a427f0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a427f0]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a427f0 (#a427f0) is rgb(164, 39, 240) in RGB.

No, #a427f0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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