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#A252FF closest to Orion Nebula

#A252FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Orion Nebula. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 32.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(162, 82, 255)). Its HSL value is 268° hue, 100% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 36% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #A252FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.19:1.

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Variations of #A252FF

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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#A252FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

A252FFAFFF52
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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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#A252FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A252FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 65% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #007DFB
  • Protanopia 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #007EFF
  • Protanomaly 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3F74FF
  • Deuteranopia 65% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #007DFB
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5672FD
  • Tritanopia 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8D7BA3
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9D65DB
  • Achromatopsia 51% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7E7E7E
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8875AB

#A252FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.05:1 Poor#A252FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.19:1 Good#A252FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A252FF in CSS

/* Orion Nebula */
.color { color: #A252FF; }
.background { background-color: #A252FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A252FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(162 82 255);
color: hsl(268 100% 66%);
color: oklch(0.622 0.243 300.6);

#A252FF FAQ

What color is #A252FF?

#A252FF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A252FF?

#A252FF is rgb(162, 82, 255) in RGB, hsl(268, 100%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(36%, 68%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A252FF?

The complementary color of #A252FF is #AFFF52, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A252FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #A252FF: 5.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A252FF a warm or cool color?

#A252FF is a cool color.