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#A42E87 closest to Purple Excellency

#A42E87 is a medium, vivid pink; the closest named color is Purple Excellency. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 18.0% green and 52.9% blue (rgb(164, 46, 135)). Its HSL value is 315° hue, 56% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 18% yellow and 36% black. #A42E87 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.33:1.

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Variations of #A42E87

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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#A42E87 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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#A42E87 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A42E87 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 66% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5B6684
  • Protanopia 61% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #355489
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #644E88
  • Deuteranopia 66% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5B6684
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #765885
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AE3257
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A93074
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #606060
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #76566B

#A42E87 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.33:1 Good#A42E87 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.32:1 Poor#A42E87 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#A42E87 in CSS

/* Purple Excellency */
.color { color: #A42E87; }
.background { background-color: #A42E87; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A42E87; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(164 46 135);
color: hsl(315 56% 41%);
color: oklch(0.511 0.180 339.5);

#A42E87 FAQ

What color is #A42E87?

#A42E87 is a medium, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Purple Excellency. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A42E87?

#A42E87 is rgb(164, 46, 135) in RGB, hsl(315, 56%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 72%, 18%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A42E87?

The complementary color of #A42E87 is #2EA44B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A42E87?

White text has the best contrast on #A42E87: 6.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A42E87 a warm or cool color?

#A42E87 is a warm color.