#8A4E9E closest to Vicious Violet
#8A4E9E is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Vicious Violet. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 30.6% green and 62.0% blue (rgb(138, 78, 158)). Its HSL value is 285° hue, 34% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black. #8A4E9E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.73:1.
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Variations of #8A4E9E
Shades
Mixed with black: richer and darker.
Tints
Mixed with white: lighter and softer.
Tones
Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.
Hues
The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.
Temperatures
Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.
#8A4E9E color harmonies
Split complementary
The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.
Open in generator →#8A4E9E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)
How #8A4E9E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →
- Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #50689C
- Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3E62A1
- Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5B5E9F
- Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #50689C
- Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #66609D
- Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #895A6F
- Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8B538B
- Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #666666
- Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #706177
#8A4E9E contrast checker
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Colors similar to #8A4E9E
Palettes with #8A4E9E
- CF91DDAE6E00004C47B8FAF48A4D9ASomewhere in a Fairytale to Vicious Violet
- 523489F1DBFC894FA29D83DCE7B0CENight Fever to Roses in the Snow
- 751D4C9251A3D86254DF94D0FFCFDFVelvet to Light Pink
- 90EAF2EAAC34AF67BC90549E624300003439Bath Water to Elite Teal
- 8748A6FFE4C6B06FC05A3A0000E4E0Purple Pleasures to Fish Boy
- 4F3057864E91FD9DD0D64285F86274Royal Crown to Kisses and Hugs
#8A4E9E in CSS
/* Vicious Violet */
.color { color: #8A4E9E; }
.background { background-color: #8A4E9E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A4E9E; }
/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 78 158);
color: hsl(285 34% 46%);
color: oklch(0.527 0.136 317.2);#8A4E9E FAQ
What color is #8A4E9E?
#8A4E9E is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.
What is the RGB value of #8A4E9E?
#8A4E9E is rgb(138, 78, 158) in RGB, hsl(285, 34%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 51%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK.
What is the complementary color of #8A4E9E?
The complementary color of #8A4E9E is #629E4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.
Which text color works on #8A4E9E?
White text has the best contrast on #8A4E9E: 5.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.
Is #8A4E9E a warm or cool color?
#8A4E9E is a cool color.