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#A55AF4 Orion Nebula

#A55AF4 is a medium, vivid purple named Orion Nebula. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 35.3% green and 95.7% blue (rgb(165, 90, 244)). Its HSL value is 269° hue, 88% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. #A55AF4 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.37:1.

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Variations of #A55AF4

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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#A55AF4 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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#A55AF4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A55AF4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 67% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #2780F1
  • Protanopia 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #007FF9
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5277F7
  • Deuteranopia 67% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #2780F1
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6476F2
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #967B9F
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A169D3
  • Achromatopsia 55% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #818181
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8B78A8

#A55AF4 contrast checker

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3.91:1 Poor#A55AF4 text on white
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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.37:1 Good#A55AF4 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A55AF4 in CSS

/* Orion Nebula */
.color { color: #A55AF4; }
.background { background-color: #A55AF4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A55AF4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(165 90 244);
color: hsl(269 88% 65%);
color: oklch(0.628 0.222 302.9);

#A55AF4 FAQ

What color is #A55AF4?

#A55AF4 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 #A55AF4?

#A55AF4 is rgb(165, 90, 244) in RGB, hsl(269, 88%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 63%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A55AF4?

The complementary color of #A55AF4 is #A9F45A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A55AF4?

Black text has the best contrast on #A55AF4: 5.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A55AF4 a warm or cool color?

#A55AF4 is a cool color.