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#A17DFD closest to Periwinkle

#A17DFD is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Periwinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 49.0% green and 99.2% blue (rgb(161, 125, 253)). Its HSL value is 257° hue, 97% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 36% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #A17DFD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.87:1.

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Variations of #A17DFD

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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#A17DFD 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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#A17DFD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A17DFD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5291FA
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4A95FF
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6A8FFF
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5291FA
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #728CFB
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8A97B1
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9B88DF
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #978EB6

#A17DFD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.06:1 Poor#A17DFD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.87:1 Good#A17DFD text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A17DFD in CSS

/* Periwinkle */
.color { color: #A17DFD; }
.background { background-color: #A17DFD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A17DFD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(161 125 253);
color: hsl(257 97% 74%);
color: oklch(0.682 0.183 293.9);

#A17DFD FAQ

What color is #A17DFD?

#A17DFD 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 #A17DFD?

#A17DFD is rgb(161, 125, 253) in RGB, hsl(257, 97%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(36%, 51%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A17DFD?

The complementary color of #A17DFD is #D9FD7D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A17DFD?

Black text has the best contrast on #A17DFD: 6.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A17DFD a warm or cool color?

#A17DFD is a cool color.