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#8A4E71 closest to Plum Highness

#8A4E71 is a medium, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Plum Highness. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 30.6% green and 44.3% blue (rgb(138, 78, 113)). Its HSL value is 325° hue, 28% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 18% yellow and 46% black. #8A4E71 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.16:1.

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Variations of #8A4E71

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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#8A4E71 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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#8A4E71 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A4E71 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #62656F
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #525B72
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #655971
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #62656F
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6F5E70
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #914E5B
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8D4E67
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #616161
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6D5D66

#8A4E71 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.16:1 Good#8A4E71 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.41:1 Poor#8A4E71 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8A4E71 in CSS

/* Plum Highness */
.color { color: #8A4E71; }
.background { background-color: #8A4E71; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A4E71; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 78 113);
color: hsl(325 28% 42%);
color: oklch(0.506 0.093 345.0);

#8A4E71 FAQ

What color is #8A4E71?

#8A4E71 is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Plum Highness. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8A4E71?

#8A4E71 is rgb(138, 78, 113) in RGB, hsl(325, 28%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 43%, 18%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A4E71?

The complementary color of #8A4E71 is #4E8A67, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A4E71?

White text has the best contrast on #8A4E71: 6.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A4E71 a warm or cool color?

#8A4E71 is a warm color.