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#8A79A4 closest to Aster

#8A79A4 is a medium, muted purple; the closest named color is Aster. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 47.5% green and 64.3% blue (rgb(138, 121, 164)). Its HSL value is 264° hue, 19% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. #8A79A4 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.35:1.

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Variations of #8A79A4

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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#8A79A4 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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#8A79A4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A79A4 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 #7480A3
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7180A6
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #787EA5
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7480A3
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7B7EA3
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #867F88
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #897C98
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #808080
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #837F8A

#8A79A4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.92:1 Poor#8A79A4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.35:1 Good#8A79A4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A79A4 in CSS

/* Aster */
.color { color: #8A79A4; }
.background { background-color: #8A79A4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A79A4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 121 164);
color: hsl(264 19% 56%);
color: oklch(0.607 0.067 302.5);

#8A79A4 FAQ

What color is #8A79A4?

#8A79A4 is a medium, muted purple. Its closest named color is Aster. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A79A4?

#8A79A4 is rgb(138, 121, 164) in RGB, hsl(264, 19%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 26%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A79A4?

The complementary color of #8A79A4 is #93A479, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A79A4?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A79A4: 5.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A79A4 a warm or cool color?

#8A79A4 is a cool color.