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#8A71FF closest to Orchid

#8A71FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Orchid. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 44.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(138, 113, 255)). Its HSL value is 251° hue, 100% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #8A71FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.89:1.

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Variations of #8A71FF

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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#8A71FF 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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#8A71FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A71FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #1584FC
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #158BFF
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4B84FF
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1584FC
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #527FFD
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6491AD
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #807FDE
  • Achromatopsia 59% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #888888
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8882B0

#8A71FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.57:1 Poor#8A71FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.89:1 Good#8A71FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A71FF in CSS

/* Orchid */
.color { color: #8A71FF; }
.background { background-color: #8A71FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A71FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 113 255);
color: hsl(251 100% 72%);
color: oklch(0.643 0.202 287.4);

#8A71FF FAQ

What color is #8A71FF?

#8A71FF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Orchid. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A71FF?

#8A71FF is rgb(138, 113, 255) in RGB, hsl(251, 100%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 56%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A71FF?

The complementary color of #8A71FF is #E6FF71, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A71FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A71FF: 5.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A71FF a warm or cool color?

#8A71FF is a cool color.