A283DE

#A283DE closest to Perrywinkle

#A283DE is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Perrywinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 51.4% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(162, 131, 222)). Its HSL value is 260° hue, 58% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #A283DE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.84:1.

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Variations of #A283DE

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.

#A283DE 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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#A283DE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A283DE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7092DC
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6A93E1
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C8FE0
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7092DC
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #828EDD
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9693A6
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9F8AC7
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #978FAA

#A283DE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.07:1 Poor#A283DE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.84:1 Good#A283DE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A283DE in CSS

/* Perrywinkle */
.color { color: #A283DE; }
.background { background-color: #A283DE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A283DE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(162 131 222);
color: hsl(260 58% 69%);
color: oklch(0.676 0.134 298.4);

#A283DE FAQ

What color is #A283DE?

#A283DE is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Perrywinkle. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A283DE?

#A283DE is rgb(162, 131, 222) in RGB, hsl(260, 58%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 41%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A283DE?

The complementary color of #A283DE is #BFDE83, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A283DE?

Black text has the best contrast on #A283DE: 6.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A283DE a warm or cool color?

#A283DE is a cool color.