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#A787CB closest to Petrified Purple

#A787CB is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Petrified Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 52.9% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(167, 135, 203)). Its HSL value is 268° hue, 40% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #A787CB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.97:1.

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Variations of #A787CB

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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#A787CB 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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#A787CB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A787CB 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 #8095C9
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7994CE
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8791CC
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8095C9
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8D91CA
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A291A0
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A68BB9
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9991A4

#A787CB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.01:1 Poor#A787CB text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.97:1 Good#A787CB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A787CB in CSS

/* Petrified Purple */
.color { color: #A787CB; }
.background { background-color: #A787CB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A787CB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(167 135 203);
color: hsl(268 40% 66%);
color: oklch(0.678 0.104 305.4);

#A787CB FAQ

What color is #A787CB?

#A787CB 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 #A787CB?

#A787CB is rgb(167, 135, 203) in RGB, hsl(268, 40%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 33%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A787CB?

The complementary color of #A787CB is #ABCB87, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A787CB?

Black text has the best contrast on #A787CB: 6.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A787CB a warm or cool color?

#A787CB is a cool color.