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#8966C9 closest to Lavish Spending

#8966C9 is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Lavish Spending. In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 40.0% green and 78.8% blue (rgb(137, 102, 201)). Its HSL value is 261° hue, 48% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #8966C9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.81:1.

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Variations of #8966C9

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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#8966C9 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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#8966C9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8966C9 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 #4C78C7
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4479CC
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5D74CB
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4C78C7
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6473C8
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7B798E
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #856EB1
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #797979
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7D7492

#8966C9 contrast checker

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4.37:1 Poor#8966C9 text on white
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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.81:1 Good#8966C9 text on black
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#8966C9 in CSS

/* Lavish Spending */
.color { color: #8966C9; }
.background { background-color: #8966C9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8966C9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(137 102 201);
color: hsl(261 48% 59%);
color: oklch(0.590 0.149 298.0);

#8966C9 FAQ

What color is #8966C9?

#8966C9 is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8966C9?

#8966C9 is rgb(137, 102, 201) in RGB, hsl(261, 48%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 49%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8966C9?

The complementary color of #8966C9 is #A6C966, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8966C9?

Black text has the best contrast on #8966C9: 4.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8966C9 a warm or cool color?

#8966C9 is a cool color.