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#8A42E8 closest to Candy Grape Fizz

#8A42E8 is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Candy Grape Fizz. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 25.9% green and 91.0% blue (rgb(138, 66, 232)). Its HSL value is 266° hue, 78% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 41% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #8A42E8 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.22:1.

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Variations of #8A42E8

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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#8A42E8 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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#8A42E8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A42E8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 69% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #006BE5
  • Protanopia 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #006DED
  • Protanomaly 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2164EB
  • Deuteranopia 69% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #006BE5
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3D61E6
  • Tritanopia 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #736C91
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8456C6
  • Achromatopsia 53% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6C6C6C
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #756498

#8A42E8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.22:1 Good#8A42E8 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.03:1 Poor#8A42E8 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8A42E8 in CSS

/* Candy Grape Fizz */
.color { color: #8A42E8; }
.background { background-color: #8A42E8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A42E8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 66 232);
color: hsl(266 78% 58%);
color: oklch(0.561 0.234 298.2);

#8A42E8 FAQ

What color is #8A42E8?

#8A42E8 is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Candy Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A42E8?

#8A42E8 is rgb(138, 66, 232) in RGB, hsl(266, 78%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(41%, 72%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A42E8?

The complementary color of #8A42E8 is #A0E842, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A42E8?

White text has the best contrast on #8A42E8: 5.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A42E8 a warm or cool color?

#8A42E8 is a cool color.