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#8A779B closest to Vintage

#8A779B is a medium, muted purple; the closest named color is Vintage. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 46.7% green and 60.8% blue (rgb(138, 119, 155)). Its HSL value is 272° hue, 15% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black. #8A779B is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.19:1.

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Variations of #8A779B

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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#8A779B 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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#8A779B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A779B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #757F9A
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #717D9D
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #787C9C
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #757F9A
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7C7C9A
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #887C83
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8A7991
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7E7E7E
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #817D86

#8A779B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.04:1 Poor#8A779B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.19:1 Good#8A779B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A779B in CSS

/* Vintage */
.color { color: #8A779B; }
.background { background-color: #8A779B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A779B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 119 155);
color: hsl(272 15% 54%);
color: oklch(0.600 0.058 308.6);

#8A779B FAQ

What color is #8A779B?

#8A779B is a medium, muted purple. Its closest named color is Vintage. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A779B?

#8A779B is rgb(138, 119, 155) in RGB, hsl(272, 15%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 23%, 0%, 39%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A779B?

The complementary color of #8A779B is #889B77, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A779B?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A779B: 5.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A779B a warm or cool color?

#8A779B is a cool color.