What color is #A42B99?

#A42B99 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A42B99?

The RGB value is 164, 43, 153: 164 red, 43 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A42B99?

The complementary color is #2BA436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A42B99?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A42B99 color

#A42B99 rgb(164, 43, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A42B99 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 16.9% green and 60% blue (164, 43, 153).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 58% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Purple Ink (#9A2CA0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#A42B99 color codes

HEX	`#A42B99`
RGB	`rgb(164, 43, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 16.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 58%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 74%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.09, 60.55, -33.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.09, 69.22, 331.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.924, 11.922, 31.277)`
Decimal	`10759065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A42B99, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A42B99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A42B99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A42B99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a42b99; }
.text { color: #a42b99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a42b99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 43 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a42b99, #a42b5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #A42B99?: #A42B99 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A42B99?: The RGB value is 164, 43, 153: 164 red, 43 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A42B99?: The complementary color is #2BA436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A42B99?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.