#a42dff

Color #a42dff

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 12.68 Nearest Tailwind class purple-600 #9810fa · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a42dff

RGB

rgb(164, 45, 255)

HSL

hsl(274, 100%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274, 82.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.7%, 82.4%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(48.25, 79.03, -81.05)

LCH

lch(48.25, 113.2, 314.28)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.2792, 304.05)

HWB

hwb(274, 17.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88ff2d

Analogous

#3b2dff

#a42dff

#ff2df1

Triadic

#a42dff

#ffa42d

#2dffa4

Split-complementary

#a42dff

#f1ff2d

#2dff3b

Tetradic

#a42dff

#ff2d88

#88ff2d

#2dffa4

Square

#a42dff

#ff3b2d

#88ff2d

#2df1ff

Shades

Color #a42dff mixed toward black.

#8e00fa

#7100c8

#550096

#390064

#1c0032

Tints

Color #a42dff mixed toward white.

#b350ff

#c273ff

#d196ff

#e1b9ff

#f0dcff

Tones

Color #a42dff mixed toward gray.

#a23eed

#9f50dc

#9d61ca

#9b73b9

#9884a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.4:1

White text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8281e3 · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#878ddb · ΔE 22.6

Tritanopia

#a1c8c2 · ΔE 40.8

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 31.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a42dff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a42dff]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a42dff (#a42dff) is rgb(164, 45, 255) in RGB.

No, #a42dff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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