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#A449FA

#A449FA is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Blue Violet. In RGB it’s made of 64.3% red, 28.6% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 271°, with 95% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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4.28:1 AA Large
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4.91:1 AA
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A449FA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#A449FA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #A449FA

What color is #A449FA?

#A449FA is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Blue Violet. In RGB it’s made of 64.3% red, 28.6% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 271°, with 95% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #A449FA in RGB?

#A449FA is rgb(164, 73, 250): 164 red, 73 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #A449FA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(34, 71, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #A449FA?

PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #A449FA?

Its complement #4B890B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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