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#A18AFA closest to Periwinkle

#A18AFA is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Periwinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 54.1% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(161, 138, 250)). Its HSL value is 252° hue, 92% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 36% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #A18AFA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.53:1.

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Variations of #A18AFA

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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#A18AFA 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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#A18AFA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A18AFA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6698F7
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #639DFE
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7798FC
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6698F7
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7C95F9
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8BA0B6
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9B93DE
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9C97B9

#A18AFA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.79:1 Very poor#A18AFA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.53:1 Very good#A18AFA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A18AFA in CSS

/* Periwinkle */
.color { color: #A18AFA; }
.background { background-color: #A18AFA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A18AFA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(161 138 250);
color: hsl(252 92% 76%);
color: oklch(0.702 0.160 291.1);

#A18AFA FAQ

What color is #A18AFA?

#A18AFA 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 #A18AFA?

#A18AFA is rgb(161, 138, 250) in RGB, hsl(252, 92%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(36%, 45%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A18AFA?

The complementary color of #A18AFA is #E3FA8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A18AFA?

Black text has the best contrast on #A18AFA: 7.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A18AFA a warm or cool color?

#A18AFA is a cool color.