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#8A63EA closest to Matt Purple

#8A63EA is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Matt Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 38.8% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(138, 99, 234)). Its HSL value is 257° hue, 76% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 41% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #8A63EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.05:1.

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Variations of #8A63EA

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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#8A63EA 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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#8A63EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A63EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #1E7AE7
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #057EEE
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4978EC
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1E7AE7
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5374E8
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #70809D
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8370CB
  • Achromatopsia 61% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7C7C7C
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8077A1

#8A63EA contrast checker

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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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#8A63EA in CSS

/* Matt Purple */
.color { color: #8A63EA; }
.background { background-color: #8A63EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A63EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 99 234);
color: hsl(257 76% 65%);
color: oklch(0.607 0.195 293.0);

#8A63EA FAQ

What color is #8A63EA?

#8A63EA is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Matt Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A63EA?

#8A63EA is rgb(138, 99, 234) in RGB, hsl(257, 76%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(41%, 58%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A63EA?

The complementary color of #8A63EA is #C3EA63, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A63EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A63EA: 5.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A63EA a warm or cool color?

#8A63EA is a cool color.