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#8A24EF closest to Cosmic Heart

#8A24EF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Cosmic Heart. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 14.1% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(138, 36, 239)). Its HSL value is 270° hue, 86% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #8A24EF is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.87:1.

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Variations of #8A24EF

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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#8A24EF 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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#8A24EF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A24EF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 66% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0063EB
  • Protanopia 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0064F4
  • Protanomaly 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0059F2
  • Deuteranopia 66% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0063EB
  • Deuteranomaly 69% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2255ED
  • Tritanopia 60% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #70638F
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8446CA
  • Achromatopsia 46% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #656565
  • Achromatomaly 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6F5A98

#8A24EF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.87:1 Good#8A24EF text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.58:1 Poor#8A24EF text on black
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#8A24EF in CSS

/* Cosmic Heart */
.color { color: #8A24EF; }
.background { background-color: #8A24EF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A24EF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 36 239);
color: hsl(270 86% 54%);
color: oklch(0.540 0.267 299.2);

#8A24EF FAQ

What color is #8A24EF?

#8A24EF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Cosmic Heart. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A24EF?

#8A24EF is rgb(138, 36, 239) in RGB, hsl(270, 86%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 85%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A24EF?

The complementary color of #8A24EF is #89EF24, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A24EF?

White text has the best contrast on #8A24EF: 5.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A24EF a warm or cool color?

#8A24EF is a cool color.