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#8A4EBE closest to Fuchsia Pheromone

#8A4EBE is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Fuchsia Pheromone. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 30.6% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(138, 78, 190)). Its HSL value is 272° hue, 46% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #8A4EBE is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.37:1.

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Variations of #8A4EBE

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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#8A4EBE 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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#8A4EBE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A4EBE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #396BBB
  • Protanopia 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1F69C2
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4E63C0
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #396BBB
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5B63BC
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #81647E
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8858A5
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6B6B6B
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #736486

#8A4EBE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.37:1 Good#8A4EBE text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.91:1 Poor#8A4EBE text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8A4EBE in CSS

/* Fuchsia Pheromone */
.color { color: #8A4EBE; }
.background { background-color: #8A4EBE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A4EBE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 78 190);
color: hsl(272 46% 53%);
color: oklch(0.546 0.173 306.2);

#8A4EBE FAQ

What color is #8A4EBE?

#8A4EBE is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Fuchsia Pheromone. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A4EBE?

#8A4EBE is rgb(138, 78, 190) in RGB, hsl(272, 46%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 59%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A4EBE?

The complementary color of #8A4EBE is #82BE4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A4EBE?

White text has the best contrast on #8A4EBE: 5.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A4EBE a warm or cool color?

#8A4EBE is a cool color.