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#A39ADE closest to Violet Velvet

#A39ADE is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violet Velvet. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 60.4% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(163, 154, 222)). Its HSL value is 248° hue, 51% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #A39ADE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.23:1.

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Variations of #A39ADE

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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#A39ADE 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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#A39ADE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A39ADE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #88A1DC
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #88A3E1
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #90A1E0
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #88A1DC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #919FDD
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #96A6B2
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9F9FCB
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A2A2A2
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A2A0B4

#A39ADE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.55:1 Very poor#A39ADE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.23:1 Very good#A39ADE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A39ADE in CSS

/* Violet Velvet */
.color { color: #A39ADE; }
.background { background-color: #A39ADE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A39ADE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(163 154 222);
color: hsl(248 51% 74%);
color: oklch(0.719 0.098 289.8);

#A39ADE FAQ

What color is #A39ADE?

#A39ADE is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A39ADE?

#A39ADE is rgb(163, 154, 222) in RGB, hsl(248, 51%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 31%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A39ADE?

The complementary color of #A39ADE is #D5DE9A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A39ADE?

Black text has the best contrast on #A39ADE: 8.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A39ADE a warm or cool color?

#A39ADE is a cool color.