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#8A44EA closest to Candy Grape Fizz

#8A44EA 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, 26.7% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(138, 68, 234)). Its HSL value is 265° hue, 80% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 41% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #8A44EA is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.13:1.

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Variations of #8A44EA

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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#8A44EA 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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#8A44EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A44EA 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 #006CE7
  • Protanopia 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #006EEF
  • Protanomaly 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2165ED
  • Deuteranopia 70% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #006CE7
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3D62E8
  • Tritanopia 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #726E93
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8458C8
  • Achromatopsia 53% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6E6E6E
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #76659A

#8A44EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.13:1 Good#8A44EA text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.10:1 Poor#8A44EA text on black
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AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8A44EA in CSS

/* Candy Grape Fizz */
.color { color: #8A44EA; }
.background { background-color: #8A44EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A44EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 68 234);
color: hsl(265 80% 59%);
color: oklch(0.564 0.234 297.6);

#8A44EA FAQ

What color is #8A44EA?

#8A44EA 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 #8A44EA?

#8A44EA is rgb(138, 68, 234) in RGB, hsl(265, 80%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(41%, 71%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A44EA?

The complementary color of #8A44EA is #A4EA44, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A44EA?

White text has the best contrast on #8A44EA: 5.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A44EA a warm or cool color?

#8A44EA is a cool color.