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#8A798E closest to Muted Berry

#8A798E is a medium, muted purple; the closest named color is Muted Berry. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 47.5% green and 55.7% blue (rgb(138, 121, 142)). Its HSL value is 289° hue, 9% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black. #8A798E is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.21:1.

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Variations of #8A798E

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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#8A798E 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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#8A798E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A798E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7A7F8D
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #777D8F
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C7C8E
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7A7F8D
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7F7D8E
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8A7B80
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8A7A88
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7E7E7E
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #817D83

#8A798E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.03:1 Poor#8A798E text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.21:1 Good#8A798E text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A798E in CSS

/* Muted Berry */
.color { color: #8A798E; }
.background { background-color: #8A798E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A798E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 121 142);
color: hsl(289 9% 52%);
color: oklch(0.599 0.037 319.8);

#8A798E FAQ

What color is #8A798E?

#8A798E is a medium, muted purple. Its closest named color is Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A798E?

#8A798E is rgb(138, 121, 142) in RGB, hsl(289, 9%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 15%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A798E?

The complementary color of #8A798E is #7D8E79, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A798E?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A798E: 5.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A798E a warm or cool color?

#8A798E is a cool color.