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A562BF

#A562BF closest to Prickly Purple

#A562BF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Prickly Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 38.4% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(165, 98, 191)). Its HSL value is 283° hue, 42% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #A562BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.10:1.

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Variations of #A562BF

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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#A562BF 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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#A562BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A562BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #637FBC
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4F79C2
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6F74C1
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #637FBC
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7B77BD
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A47088
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A668A8
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7D7D7D
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #887791

#A562BF contrast checker

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#A562BF in CSS

/* Prickly Purple */
.color { color: #A562BF; }
.background { background-color: #A562BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A562BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(165 98 191);
color: hsl(283 42% 57%);
color: oklch(0.607 0.152 315.9);

#A562BF FAQ

What color is #A562BF?

#A562BF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A562BF?

#A562BF is rgb(165, 98, 191) in RGB, hsl(283, 42%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 49%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A562BF?

The complementary color of #A562BF is #7CBF62, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A562BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #A562BF: 5.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A562BF a warm or cool color?

#A562BF is a cool color.