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#8A71CA closest to Viola

#8A71CA is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Viola. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 44.3% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(138, 113, 202)). Its HSL value is 257° hue, 46% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #8A71CA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.30:1.

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Variations of #8A71CA

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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#8A71CA 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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#8A71CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A71CA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #597EC8
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5580CD
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #667DCC
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #597EC8
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6B7BC9
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7C8194
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8678B4
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #808080
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #827C97

#8A71CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.97:1 Poor#8A71CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.30:1 Good#8A71CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A71CA in CSS

/* Viola */
.color { color: #8A71CA; }
.background { background-color: #8A71CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A71CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 113 202);
color: hsl(257 46% 62%);
color: oklch(0.611 0.133 295.1);

#8A71CA FAQ

What color is #8A71CA?

#8A71CA is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Viola. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A71CA?

#8A71CA is rgb(138, 113, 202) in RGB, hsl(257, 46%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 44%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A71CA?

The complementary color of #8A71CA is #B1CA71, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A71CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A71CA: 5.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A71CA a warm or cool color?

#8A71CA is a cool color.