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#8A76FF closest to Periwinkle

#8A76FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Periwinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 46.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(138, 118, 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. #8A76FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.12:1.

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Variations of #8A76FF

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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#8A76FF 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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#8A76FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A76FF 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 #2887FC
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2B8EFF
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5188FF
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #2887FC
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5682FD
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6494AF
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7F83DF
  • Achromatopsia 61% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8A86B1

#8A76FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.43:1 Poor#8A76FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.12:1 Good#8A76FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A76FF in CSS

/* Periwinkle */
.color { color: #8A76FF; }
.background { background-color: #8A76FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A76FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 118 255);
color: hsl(249 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.652 0.196 286.3);

#8A76FF FAQ

What color is #8A76FF?

#8A76FF 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 #8A76FF?

#8A76FF is rgb(138, 118, 255) in RGB, hsl(249, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 54%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A76FF?

The complementary color of #8A76FF is #EBFF76, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A76FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A76FF: 6.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A76FF a warm or cool color?

#8A76FF is a cool color.