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#8A3D8A closest to Purple Sultan

#8A3D8A is a medium, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Purple Sultan. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 23.9% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(138, 61, 138)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 39% saturation and 39% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. #8A3D8A is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.74:1.

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Variations of #8A3D8A

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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#8A3D8A 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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#8A3D8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A3D8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4E5F88
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #35558C
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #57518B
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4E5F88
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #645689
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8E465E
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8C4178
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5B5B5B
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6A556A

#8A3D8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.74:1 Good#8A3D8A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.12:1 Poor#8A3D8A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8A3D8A in CSS

/* Purple Sultan */
.color { color: #8A3D8A; }
.background { background-color: #8A3D8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A3D8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 61 138);
color: hsl(300 39% 39%);
color: oklch(0.491 0.144 327.5);

#8A3D8A FAQ

What color is #8A3D8A?

#8A3D8A is a medium, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Purple Sultan. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A3D8A?

#8A3D8A is rgb(138, 61, 138) in RGB, hsl(300, 39%, 39%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 56%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A3D8A?

The complementary color of #8A3D8A is #3D8A3D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A3D8A?

White text has the best contrast on #8A3D8A: 6.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A3D8A a warm or cool color?

#8A3D8A is a cool color.