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#8A4EA2 closest to Vicious Violet

#8A4EA2 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 63.5% blue (rgb(138, 78, 162)). Its HSL value is 283° hue, 35% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. #8A4EA2 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.69:1.

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Variations of #8A4EA2

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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#8A4EA2 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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#8A4EA2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A4EA2 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 #4E68A0
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3C63A5
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #595FA3
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4E68A0
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6561A1
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #895B71
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8B548E
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #676767
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #716179

#8A4EA2 contrast checker

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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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#8A4EA2 in CSS

/* Vicious Violet */
.color { color: #8A4EA2; }
.background { background-color: #8A4EA2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A4EA2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 78 162);
color: hsl(283 35% 47%);
color: oklch(0.529 0.141 315.5);

#8A4EA2 FAQ

What color is #8A4EA2?

#8A4EA2 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 #8A4EA2?

#8A4EA2 is rgb(138, 78, 162) in RGB, hsl(283, 35%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 52%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A4EA2?

The complementary color of #8A4EA2 is #66A24E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A4EA2?

White text has the best contrast on #8A4EA2: 5.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A4EA2 a warm or cool color?

#8A4EA2 is a cool color.