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#8A5FBB closest to Lusty Lavender

#8A5FBB is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 37.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(138, 95, 187)). Its HSL value is 268° hue, 40% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #8A5FBB is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.73:1.

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Variations of #8A5FBB

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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#8A5FBB 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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#8A5FBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A5FBB 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 #4F73B9
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4472BE
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5D6EBD
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4F73B9
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #666DBA
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #826F84
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8866A5
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #737373
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #796E8A

#8A5FBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.73:1 Good#8A5FBB text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.44:1 Poor#8A5FBB text on black
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AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8A5FBB in CSS

/* Lusty Lavender */
.color { color: #8A5FBB; }
.background { background-color: #8A5FBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A5FBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 95 187);
color: hsl(268 40% 55%);
color: oklch(0.571 0.142 303.8);

#8A5FBB FAQ

What color is #8A5FBB?

#8A5FBB is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Lusty Lavender. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A5FBB?

#8A5FBB is rgb(138, 95, 187) in RGB, hsl(268, 40%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 49%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A5FBB?

The complementary color of #8A5FBB is #90BB5F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A5FBB?

White text has the best contrast on #8A5FBB: 4.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A5FBB a warm or cool color?

#8A5FBB is a cool color.