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#A483BF closest to Petrified Purple

#A483BF is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Petrified Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 51.4% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(164, 131, 191)). Its HSL value is 273° hue, 32% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #A483BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.58:1.

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Variations of #A483BF

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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#A483BF 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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#A483BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A483BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7F91BD
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #788FC1
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #868CC0
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7F91BD
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8C8CBE
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A18B99
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A486AF
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #909090
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #958D9D

#A483BF contrast checker

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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.58:1 Good#A483BF text on black
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#A483BF in CSS

/* Petrified Purple */
.color { color: #A483BF; }
.background { background-color: #A483BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A483BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(164 131 191);
color: hsl(273 32% 63%);
color: oklch(0.663 0.094 309.1);

#A483BF FAQ

What color is #A483BF?

#A483BF 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 #A483BF?

#A483BF is rgb(164, 131, 191) in RGB, hsl(273, 32%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 31%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A483BF?

The complementary color of #A483BF is #9EBF83, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A483BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #A483BF: 6.58:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A483BF a warm or cool color?

#A483BF is a cool color.