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#A182DF

Amethyst · light cool purple

About #A182DF

#A182DF is a light, vivid purple colour. Digitally that works out to 63% red, 51% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Amethyst (ΔE 12.3), with Royal Purple the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C0DF82 (pistachio), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 6.77:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red161
Green130
Blue223

Closest named colours

Amethyst
#9966CC · ΔE 12.3
Royal Purple
#7851A9 · ΔE 18.7
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 20.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #A182DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on amethyst #A182DF.
3.10:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on amethyst #A182DF.
6.77:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A182DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A182DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6892E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#6E91DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9592A6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A182DF?

#A182DF is a light, vivid purple colour. Digitally that works out to 63% red, 51% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A182DF?

Use black text. Black on #A182DF has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #A182DF?

Its complementary colour is #C0DF82, and analogous partners are #8291DF and #CF82DF.