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#8A2DEE closest to Cosmic Heart

#8A2DEE is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Cosmic Heart. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 17.6% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(138, 45, 238)). Its HSL value is 269° hue, 85% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 81% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #8A2DEE is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.69:1.

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Variations of #8A2DEE

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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#8A2DEE 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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#8A2DEE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A2DEE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 67% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0065EA
  • Protanopia 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0067F3
  • Protanomaly 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #005CF1
  • Deuteranopia 67% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0065EA
  • Deuteranomaly 71% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2958EC
  • Tritanopia 61% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #716590
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #844ACA
  • Achromatopsia 48% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #676767
  • Achromatomaly 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #715C98

#8A2DEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.69:1 Good#8A2DEE text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.69:1 Poor#8A2DEE text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8A2DEE in CSS

/* Cosmic Heart */
.color { color: #8A2DEE; }
.background { background-color: #8A2DEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A2DEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 45 238);
color: hsl(269 85% 55%);
color: oklch(0.546 0.260 298.8);

#8A2DEE FAQ

What color is #8A2DEE?

#8A2DEE 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 #8A2DEE?

#8A2DEE is rgb(138, 45, 238) in RGB, hsl(269, 85%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 81%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A2DEE?

The complementary color of #8A2DEE is #91EE2D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A2DEE?

White text has the best contrast on #8A2DEE: 5.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A2DEE a warm or cool color?

#8A2DEE is a cool color.