A8A2FF

#A8A2FF closest to Widowmaker

#A8A2FF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Widowmaker. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 63.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(168, 162, 255)). Its HSL value is 244° hue, 100% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 34% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #A8A2FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.28:1.

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Variations of #A8A2FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#A8A2FF 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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#A8A2FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A8A2FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #83AAFD
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #85AFFF
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8FABFF
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #83AAFD
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #90A8FE
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #91B3C5
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A1A9E7
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABAAC5

#A8A2FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.26:1 Very poor#A8A2FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.28:1 Very good#A8A2FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A8A2FF in CSS

/* Widowmaker */
.color { color: #A8A2FF; }
.background { background-color: #A8A2FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A8A2FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(168 162 255);
color: hsl(244 100% 82%);
color: oklch(0.754 0.132 285.7);

#A8A2FF FAQ

What color is #A8A2FF?

#A8A2FF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Widowmaker. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A8A2FF?

#A8A2FF is rgb(168, 162, 255) in RGB, hsl(244, 100%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(34%, 36%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A8A2FF?

The complementary color of #A8A2FF is #F9FFA2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A8A2FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #A8A2FF: 9.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A8A2FF a warm or cool color?

#A8A2FF is a cool color.