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#AA87F3 closest to Perrywinkle

#AA87F3 is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Perrywinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 52.9% green and 95.3% blue (rgb(170, 135, 243)). Its HSL value is 259° hue, 82% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. #AA87F3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.47:1.

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Variations of #AA87F3

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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#AA87F3 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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#AA87F3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AA87F3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6D99F0
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #669AF7
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C96F5
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6D99F0
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8394F1
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9B9BB1
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A68FD8
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9A9A9A
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9E96B6

#AA87F3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.81:1 Very poor#AA87F3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.47:1 Very good#AA87F3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AA87F3 in CSS

/* Perrywinkle */
.color { color: #AA87F3; }
.background { background-color: #AA87F3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AA87F3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 135 243);
color: hsl(259 82% 74%);
color: oklch(0.701 0.156 297.1);

#AA87F3 FAQ

What color is #AA87F3?

#AA87F3 is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Perrywinkle. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AA87F3?

#AA87F3 is rgb(170, 135, 243) in RGB, hsl(259, 82%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 44%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AA87F3?

The complementary color of #AA87F3 is #D0F387, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AA87F3?

Black text has the best contrast on #AA87F3: 7.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AA87F3 a warm or cool color?

#AA87F3 is a cool color.