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#8A73FF closest to Periwinkle

#8A73FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Periwinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 45.1% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(138, 115, 255)). Its HSL value is 250° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #8A73FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.98:1.

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Variations of #8A73FF

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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#8A73FF 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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#8A73FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A73FF 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 #1E85FC
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #208CFF
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4E86FF
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1E85FC
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5480FD
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6492AE
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8081DF
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #898989
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8984B0

#8A73FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.51:1 Poor#8A73FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.98:1 Good#8A73FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A73FF in CSS

/* Periwinkle */
.color { color: #8A73FF; }
.background { background-color: #8A73FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A73FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 115 255);
color: hsl(250 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.647 0.200 287.0);

#8A73FF FAQ

What color is #8A73FF?

#8A73FF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Periwinkle. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A73FF?

#8A73FF is rgb(138, 115, 255) in RGB, hsl(250, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 55%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A73FF?

The complementary color of #8A73FF is #E8FF73, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A73FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A73FF: 5.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A73FF a warm or cool color?

#8A73FF is a cool color.