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#A287C6 closest to Petrified Purple

#A287C6 is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Petrified Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 52.9% green and 77.6% blue (rgb(162, 135, 198)). Its HSL value is 266° hue, 36% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. #A287C6 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.82:1.

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Variations of #A287C6

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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#A287C6 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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#A287C6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A287C6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7F93C4
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7A92C9
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #868FC7
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7F93C4
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8B8FC5
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9C909E
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A18BB5
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9790A2

#A287C6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.08:1 Poor#A287C6 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.82:1 Good#A287C6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A287C6 in CSS

/* Petrified Purple */
.color { color: #A287C6; }
.background { background-color: #A287C6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A287C6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(162 135 198);
color: hsl(266 36% 65%);
color: oklch(0.672 0.096 303.6);

#A287C6 FAQ

What color is #A287C6?

#A287C6 is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A287C6?

#A287C6 is rgb(162, 135, 198) in RGB, hsl(266, 36%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A287C6?

The complementary color of #A287C6 is #ABC687, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A287C6?

Black text has the best contrast on #A287C6: 6.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A287C6 a warm or cool color?

#A287C6 is a cool color.