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#8A6DCC closest to Lavish Spending

#8A6DCC is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Lavish Spending. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 42.7% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(138, 109, 204)). Its HSL value is 258° hue, 48% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #8A6DCC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.14:1.

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Variations of #8A6DCC

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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#8A6DCC 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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#8A6DCC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A6DCC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #537CCA
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4E7ECF
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #627ACE
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #537CCA
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6878CB
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7B7F93
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8675B5
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7E7E7E
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #817A96

#8A6DCC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.09:1 Poor#8A6DCC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.14:1 Good#8A6DCC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A6DCC in CSS

/* Lavish Spending */
.color { color: #8A6DCC; }
.background { background-color: #8A6DCC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A6DCC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 109 204);
color: hsl(258 48% 61%);
color: oklch(0.605 0.142 295.9);

#8A6DCC FAQ

What color is #8A6DCC?

#8A6DCC is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A6DCC?

#8A6DCC is rgb(138, 109, 204) in RGB, hsl(258, 48%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 47%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A6DCC?

The complementary color of #8A6DCC is #AFCC6D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A6DCC?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A6DCC: 5.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A6DCC a warm or cool color?

#8A6DCC is a cool color.