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#8A4E7A closest to Plum Highness

#8A4E7A is a medium, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Plum Highness. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 30.6% green and 47.8% blue (rgb(138, 78, 122)). Its HSL value is 316° hue, 28% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black. #8A4E7A is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.08:1.

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Variations of #8A4E7A

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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#8A4E7A 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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#8A4E7A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A4E7A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5F6678
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4F5D7C
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #645A7B
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5F6678
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6E5E79
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #90505E
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8D4F6E
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #626262
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6E5E69

#8A4E7A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.08:1 Good#8A4E7A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.45:1 Poor#8A4E7A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8A4E7A in CSS

/* Plum Highness */
.color { color: #8A4E7A; }
.background { background-color: #8A4E7A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A4E7A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 78 122);
color: hsl(316 28% 42%);
color: oklch(0.509 0.100 337.7);

#8A4E7A FAQ

What color is #8A4E7A?

#8A4E7A is a medium, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8A4E7A?

#8A4E7A is rgb(138, 78, 122) in RGB, hsl(316, 28%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 43%, 12%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A4E7A?

The complementary color of #8A4E7A is #4E8A5E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A4E7A?

White text has the best contrast on #8A4E7A: 6.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A4E7A a warm or cool color?

#8A4E7A is a warm color.