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#A366FF closest to Orion Nebula

#A366FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Orion Nebula. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 40.0% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(163, 102, 255)). Its HSL value is 264° hue, 100% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 36% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #A366FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.90:1.

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Variations of #A366FF

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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#A366FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

A366FFC2FF66
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

A366FFFFF06675FF66
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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.

A366FFFF66C2C2FF6666FFA3
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A366FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A366FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 70% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #2886FC
  • Protanopia 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0088FF
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5480FF
  • Deuteranopia 70% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #2886FC
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #637EFD
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8E87A9
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9E75DD
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #888888
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8F80B0

#A366FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.56:1 Poor#A366FF text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.90:1 Good#A366FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A366FF in CSS

/* Orion Nebula */
.color { color: #A366FF; }
.background { background-color: #A366FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A366FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(163 102 255);
color: hsl(264 100% 70%);
color: oklch(0.649 0.218 298.5);

#A366FF FAQ

What color is #A366FF?

#A366FF 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 #A366FF?

#A366FF is rgb(163, 102, 255) in RGB, hsl(264, 100%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(36%, 60%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A366FF?

The complementary color of #A366FF is #C2FF66, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A366FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #A366FF: 5.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A366FF a warm or cool color?

#A366FF is a cool color.