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#A577FF closest to Periwinkle

#A577FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Periwinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 46.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(165, 119, 255)). Its HSL value is 260° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 35% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #A577FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.68:1.

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Variations of #A577FF

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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#A577FF 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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#A577FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A577FF 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 #4A90FC
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3D92FF
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #668CFF
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4A90FC
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7089FD
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9093B0
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9F83DF
  • Achromatopsia 61% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #968BB5

#A577FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.14:1 Poor#A577FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.68:1 Good#A577FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A577FF in CSS

/* Periwinkle */
.color { color: #A577FF; }
.background { background-color: #A577FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A577FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(165 119 255);
color: hsl(260 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.677 0.195 296.4);

#A577FF FAQ

What color is #A577FF?

#A577FF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Periwinkle. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A577FF?

#A577FF is rgb(165, 119, 255) in RGB, hsl(260, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(35%, 53%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A577FF?

The complementary color of #A577FF is #D1FF77, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A577FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #A577FF: 6.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A577FF a warm or cool color?

#A577FF is a cool color.