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A080FF

#A080FF closest to Periwinkle

#A080FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Periwinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 50.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(160, 128, 255)). Its HSL value is 255° hue, 100% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 37% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #A080FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.03:1.

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Variations of #A080FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

A080FFA88EFFB19BFFBAA8FFC3B5FFCDC1FFD7CEFFE0DAFFEAE6FFF5F3FF

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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#A080FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

A080FFDFFF80
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Split complementary

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

A080FFFFDF80A0FF80
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

A080FF80A0FFDF80FF
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Triadic

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

A080FFFFA08080FFA0
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Tetradic

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

A080FFFF80DFDFFF8080FFA0
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A080FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A080FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5393FC
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4E97FF
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6B91FF
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5393FC
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #728EFD
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #889AB4
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #998BE1
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9890B7

#A080FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.99:1 Very poor#A080FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.03:1 Very good#A080FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A080FF in CSS

/* Periwinkle */
.color { color: #A080FF; }
.background { background-color: #A080FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A080FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(160 128 255);
color: hsl(255 100% 75%);
color: oklch(0.687 0.181 292.6);

#A080FF FAQ

What color is #A080FF?

#A080FF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Periwinkle. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A080FF?

#A080FF is rgb(160, 128, 255) in RGB, hsl(255, 100%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(37%, 50%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A080FF?

The complementary color of #A080FF is #DFFF80, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A080FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #A080FF: 7.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A080FF a warm or cool color?

#A080FF is a cool color.