A264BA

#A264BA Prickly Purple

#A264BA is a medium, moderately saturated purple named Prickly Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 39.2% green and 72.9% blue (rgb(162, 100, 186)). Its HSL value is 283° hue, 38% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #A264BA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.07:1.

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Variations of #A264BA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#A264BA 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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#A264BA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A264BA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #657EB8
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5479BD
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7075BC
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #657EB8
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7B77B9
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A17086
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A369A5
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7D7D7D
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #87778F

#A264BA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.14:1 Poor#A264BA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.07:1 Good#A264BA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A264BA in CSS

/* Prickly Purple */
.color { color: #A264BA; }
.background { background-color: #A264BA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A264BA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(162 100 186);
color: hsl(283 38% 56%);
color: oklch(0.605 0.142 316.0);

#A264BA FAQ

What color is #A264BA?

#A264BA 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 #A264BA?

#A264BA is rgb(162, 100, 186) in RGB, hsl(283, 38%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 46%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A264BA?

The complementary color of #A264BA is #7CBA64, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A264BA?

Black text has the best contrast on #A264BA: 5.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A264BA a warm or cool color?

#A264BA is a cool color.