#a542e8

Color #a542e8

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 8.95 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a542e8

RGB

rgb(165, 66, 232)

HSL

hsl(275.8, 78.3%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.8, 71.6%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.9%, 71.6%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(49.16, 67.08, -66.66)

LCH

lch(49.16, 94.57, 315.18)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.2395, 307.81)

HWB

hwb(275.8, 25.9%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85e842

Analogous

#5242e8

#a542e8

#e842d8

Triadic

#a542e8

#e8a542

#42e8a5

Split-complementary

#a542e8

#d8e842

#42e852

Tetradic

#a542e8

#e84285

#85e842

#42e8a5

Square

#a542e8

#e85242

#85e842

#42d8e8

Shades

Color #a542e8 mixed toward black.

#8f1bdd

#7216b1

#561085

#390b59

#1d052c

Tints

Color #a542e8 mixed toward white.

#b461ec

#c381f0

#d2a0f3

#e1c0f7

#f0dffb

Tones

Color #a542e8 mixed toward gray.

#a250da

#a05ecc

#9d6bbe

#9a79b1

#9887a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.54:1

White text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8685cf · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#8a90c9 · ΔE 22.3

Tritanopia

#a2b8b3 · ΔE 36.4

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 30.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a542e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a542e8]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a542e8 (#a542e8) is rgb(165, 66, 232) in RGB.

No, #a542e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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