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#8A75FF closest to Periwinkle

#8A75FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Periwinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 45.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(138, 117, 255)). Its HSL value is 249° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #8A75FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.07:1.

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Variations of #8A75FF

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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#8A75FF 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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#8A75FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A75FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #2586FC
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #288DFF
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5087FF
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #2586FC
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5682FD
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6493AF
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8083DF
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8A85B1

#8A75FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.46:1 Poor#8A75FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.07:1 Good#8A75FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A75FF in CSS

/* Periwinkle */
.color { color: #8A75FF; }
.background { background-color: #8A75FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A75FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 117 255);
color: hsl(249 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.650 0.197 286.5);

#8A75FF FAQ

What color is #8A75FF?

#8A75FF 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 #8A75FF?

#8A75FF is rgb(138, 117, 255) in RGB, hsl(249, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 54%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A75FF?

The complementary color of #8A75FF is #EAFF75, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A75FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A75FF: 6.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A75FF a warm or cool color?

#8A75FF is a cool color.