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#A42ECC closest to Telemagenta

#A42ECC is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Telemagenta. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 18.0% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(164, 46, 204)). Its HSL value is 285° hue, 63% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #A42ECC is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.47:1.

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Variations of #A42ECC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A42ECC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A42ECC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A42ECC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 60% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #296CC9
  • Protanopia 58% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0063D0
  • Protanomaly 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4B5ACE
  • Deuteranopia 60% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #296CC9
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #645ECA
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A1537D
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A440AD
  • Achromatopsia 53% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #696969
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7B5F8B

#A42ECC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.47:1 Good#A42ECC text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.84:1 Poor#A42ECC text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#A42ECC in CSS

/* Telemagenta */
.color { color: #A42ECC; }
.background { background-color: #A42ECC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A42ECC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(164 46 204);
color: hsl(285 63% 49%);
color: oklch(0.552 0.235 315.6);

#A42ECC FAQ

What color is #A42ECC?

#A42ECC is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Telemagenta. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A42ECC?

#A42ECC is rgb(164, 46, 204) in RGB, hsl(285, 63%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 77%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A42ECC?

The complementary color of #A42ECC is #56CC2E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A42ECC?

White text has the best contrast on #A42ECC: 5.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A42ECC a warm or cool color?

#A42ECC is a cool color.