Information about #A742F0 color

#A742F0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A742F0 falls into the Violet Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(167, 66, 240) — 65.5% red, 25.9% green, 94.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 29 / 68 / 0 / 6. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength twilight violet, #A742F0 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Jasmine Purple (#A23BEC). Slightly further away sit Purple Daffodil (#B041FF) and Lightish Purple (#A552E6).

The recipe behind #A742F0 is rgb(167, 66, 240), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A742F0 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A742F0 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A742F0 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A742F0 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A742F0 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A742F0 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A742F0 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#8BF042
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#5142F0
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#F0A742
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#42F0A7
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#F0428B
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#42F0A7
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#F05142
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#42E1F0
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Nearest named colors to #A742F0

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Jasmine Purple color link
Jasmine Purple

#A23BEC

Purple Daffodil color link
Purple Daffodil

#B041FF

Lightish Purple color link
Lightish Purple

#A552E6

Brilliant Purple color link
Brilliant Purple

#AF51E7

Brilliant Violet color link
Brilliant Violet

#9C51E7

Lighter Purple color link
Lighter Purple

#A55AF4

Lavender Indigo color link
Lavender Indigo

#9457EB

Brilliant Mulberry color link
Brilliant Mulberry

#C251E7

Aztech Purple color link
Aztech Purple

#893BFF

Brilliant Blue Violet color link
Brilliant Blue Violet

#8951E7

Centelion Purple color link
Centelion Purple

#9961FC

be Supernormal. purple color link
be Supernormal. purple

#BF27F1

#A742F0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A742F0
  • RGB167, 66, 240
  • CMYK29, 68, 0, 6
  • CSSrgb(167, 66, 240)
  • HSL275°, 85%, 60%
  • HSL Precise274.828°, 85.294%, 60%
  • HSV275°, 73%, 94%
  • HSB275°, 73%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.941
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.259, 0.941)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.259, 0.941, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.259, 0.941)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB94.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA742F0
  • DECIMAL ID10961648
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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