Start generating
8A2CBB

#8A2CBB closest to Pleasant Purple

#8A2CBB is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Pleasant Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 17.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(138, 44, 187)). Its HSL value is 279° hue, 62% saturation and 45% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #8A2CBB is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.65:1.

Make a palette with #8A2CBB

#8A2CBB color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #8A2CBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

8A2CBB7725A2651E8A53177342115C320A4622053214021F07010D010002

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

8A2CBB9647C3A15ECBAD73D2B887DAC49BE1D0AFE7DCC3EEE7D7F4F3EBFA

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

8A2CBB893AB68945B1884FAB8757A6865FA085669A846D9483748E817A87

Hues

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

0257DB3C4EDB5745D86B3DD17B34C88A2CBB9723ACA2199BAC0A88B30073B7005E

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

7F41C9823EC6843AC38635C18831BE8A2CBB8E34B7923BB49641B09B46AC9F4BA8

#8A2CBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

8A2CBB5DBB2C
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

8A2CBBA4BB2C2CBB43
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

8A2CBB432CBBBB2CA4
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

8A2CBBBB8A2C2CBB8A
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

8A2CBBBB2C5D5DBB2C2CBB8A
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

8A2CBBBB432C5DBB2C2CA4BB
Open in generator →

#8A2CBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A2CBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 64% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #065EB8
  • Protanopia 64% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0058BF
  • Protanomaly 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3950BD
  • Deuteranopia 64% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #065EB8
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4F52B9
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #834E72
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #893D9F
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5C5C5C
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6A537D

#8A2CBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.65:1 Good#8A2CBB text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.16:1 Poor#8A2CBB text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #8A2CBB

Palettes with #8A2CBB

#8A2CBB in CSS

/* Pleasant Purple */
.color { color: #8A2CBB; }
.background { background-color: #8A2CBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A2CBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 44 187);
color: hsl(279 62% 45%);
color: oklch(0.504 0.213 310.8);

#8A2CBB FAQ

What color is #8A2CBB?

#8A2CBB is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Pleasant Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A2CBB?

#8A2CBB is rgb(138, 44, 187) in RGB, hsl(279, 62%, 45%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 76%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A2CBB?

The complementary color of #8A2CBB is #5DBB2C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A2CBB?

White text has the best contrast on #8A2CBB: 6.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A2CBB a warm or cool color?

#8A2CBB is a cool color.