#a42e9c

Color #a42e9c

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Magenta #8b008b · ΔE 10.26 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a42e9c

RGB

rgb(164, 46, 156)

HSL

hsl(304.1, 56.2%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.1, 72%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 72%, 4.9%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(41.61, 60.01, -34.52)

LCH

lch(41.61, 69.23, 330.09)

OKLCH

oklch(52.2%, 0.1956, 330.91)

HWB

hwb(304.1, 18%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2ea436

Analogous

#712ea4

#a42e9c

#a42e61

Triadic

#a42e9c

#9ca42e

#2e9ca4

Split-complementary

#a42e9c

#61a42e

#2ea471

Tetradic

#a42e9c

#a4362e

#2ea436

#2e9ca4

Square

#a42e9c

#a4712e

#2ea436

#2e61a4

Shades

Color #a42e9c mixed toward black.

#892682

#6d1f68

#52174e

#370f34

#1b081a

Tints

Color #a42e9c mixed toward white.

#c83cbf

#d363cc

#de8ad8

#e9b1e5

#f4d8f2

Tones

Color #a42e9c mixed toward gray.

#9a3894

#90428b

#874c83

#7d557a

#735f72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.45:1

White text reads better on this background (6.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#82818b · ΔE 27.4

Deuteranopia

#878d87 · ΔE 39.1

Tritanopia

#a17c78 · ΔE 29

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 27.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a42e9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a42e9c]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a42e9c (#a42e9c) is rgb(164, 46, 156) in RGB.

No, #a42e9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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