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#8A3AAA closest to Pleasant Purple

#8A3AAA is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Pleasant Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 22.7% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(138, 58, 170)). Its HSL value is 283° hue, 49% saturation and 45% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #8A3AAA is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.43:1.

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Variations of #8A3AAA

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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#8A3AAA 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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#8A3AAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A3AAA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 70% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3761A7
  • Protanopia 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #035AAD
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4A54AC
  • Deuteranopia 70% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3761A7
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5A56A8
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #874F6D
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8A4492
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5F5F5F
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6C5777

#8A3AAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.43:1 Good#8A3AAA text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.27:1 Poor#8A3AAA text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8A3AAA in CSS

/* Pleasant Purple */
.color { color: #8A3AAA; }
.background { background-color: #8A3AAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A3AAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 58 170);
color: hsl(283 49% 45%);
color: oklch(0.506 0.180 314.8);

#8A3AAA FAQ

What color is #8A3AAA?

#8A3AAA 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 #8A3AAA?

#8A3AAA is rgb(138, 58, 170) in RGB, hsl(283, 49%, 45%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 66%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A3AAA?

The complementary color of #8A3AAA is #5AAA3A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A3AAA?

White text has the best contrast on #8A3AAA: 6.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A3AAA a warm or cool color?

#8A3AAA is a cool color.