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#8A759D closest to Purple Haze

#8A759D is a medium, muted purple; the closest named color is Purple Haze. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 45.9% green and 61.6% blue (rgb(138, 117, 157)). Its HSL value is 271° hue, 17% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black. #8A759D is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.11:1.

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Variations of #8A759D

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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#8A759D 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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#8A759D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A759D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #727D9C
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6E7C9F
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #767B9E
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #727D9C
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7A7B9C
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #887A83
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8A7792
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7D7D7D
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #817B86

#8A759D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.11:1 Poor#8A759D text on white
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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.11:1 Good#8A759D text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A759D in CSS

/* Purple Haze */
.color { color: #8A759D; }
.background { background-color: #8A759D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A759D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 117 157);
color: hsl(271 17% 54%);
color: oklch(0.596 0.064 308.4);

#8A759D FAQ

What color is #8A759D?

#8A759D is a medium, muted purple. Its closest named color is Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A759D?

#8A759D is rgb(138, 117, 157) in RGB, hsl(271, 17%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A759D?

The complementary color of #8A759D is #889D75, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A759D?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A759D: 5.11:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A759D a warm or cool color?

#8A759D is a cool color.