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#A85EEE closest to Orion Nebula

#A85EEE is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Orion Nebula. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 36.9% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(168, 94, 238)). Its HSL value is 271° hue, 81% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #A85EEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.50:1.

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Variations of #A85EEE

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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#A85EEE 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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#A85EEE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A85EEE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 69% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3C83EB
  • Protanopia 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0880F3
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5B79F0
  • Deuteranopia 69% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3C83EB
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6C79EC
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9C7B9D
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A56BCE
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #828282
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8D7BA6

#A85EEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.82:1 Poor#A85EEE text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.50:1 Good#A85EEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A85EEE in CSS

/* Orion Nebula */
.color { color: #A85EEE; }
.background { background-color: #A85EEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A85EEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(168 94 238);
color: hsl(271 81% 65%);
color: oklch(0.632 0.211 304.7);

#A85EEE FAQ

What color is #A85EEE?

#A85EEE 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 #A85EEE?

#A85EEE is rgb(168, 94, 238) in RGB, hsl(271, 81%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 61%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A85EEE?

The complementary color of #A85EEE is #A4EE5E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A85EEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #A85EEE: 5.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A85EEE a warm or cool color?

#A85EEE is a cool color.