Close to Medium Purple

#A293FA

#A293FA is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 63.5% red, 57.6% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 249°, with 91% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

2.60:1 Fail
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8.09:1 AAA
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2.60:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

8.09:1 AAA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A293FA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#A293FA
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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What color is #A293FA?

#A293FA is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 63.5% red, 57.6% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 249°, with 91% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #A293FA in RGB?

#A293FA is rgb(162, 147, 250): 162 red, 147 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #A293FA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(35, 41, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #A293FA?

PANTONE 272 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #A293FA?

Its complement #96AA3B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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