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#A05AB0 closest to Prickly Purple

#A05AB0 is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Prickly Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 35.3% green and 69.0% blue (rgb(160, 90, 176)). Its HSL value is 289° hue, 35% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. #A05AB0 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.58:1.

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Variations of #A05AB0

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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#A05AB0 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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#A05AB0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A05AB0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6078AE
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4C71B3
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6B6CB1
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6078AE
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #786FAE
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A1667D
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A15F9B
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #757575
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #826F87

#A05AB0 contrast checker

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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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#A05AB0 in CSS

/* Prickly Purple */
.color { color: #A05AB0; }
.background { background-color: #A05AB0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A05AB0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(160 90 176);
color: hsl(289 35% 52%);
color: oklch(0.581 0.147 319.9);

#A05AB0 FAQ

What color is #A05AB0?

#A05AB0 is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A05AB0?

#A05AB0 is rgb(160, 90, 176) in RGB, hsl(289, 35%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 49%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A05AB0?

The complementary color of #A05AB0 is #6AB05A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A05AB0?

Black text has the best contrast on #A05AB0: 4.58:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A05AB0 a warm or cool color?

#A05AB0 is a cool color.