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#8A7BB2 closest to Aster

#8A7BB2 is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Aster. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 48.2% green and 69.8% blue (rgb(138, 123, 178)). Its HSL value is 256° hue, 26% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. #8A7BB2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.56:1.

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Variations of #8A7BB2

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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#8A7BB2 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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#8A7BB2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A7BB2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7083B0
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6E84B4
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7681B3
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7083B0
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7980B1
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #82848F
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #887FA3
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #838383
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #858191

#8A7BB2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.78:1 Poor#8A7BB2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.56:1 Good#8A7BB2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A7BB2 in CSS

/* Aster */
.color { color: #8A7BB2; }
.background { background-color: #8A7BB2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A7BB2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 123 178);
color: hsl(256 26% 59%);
color: oklch(0.618 0.083 296.4);

#8A7BB2 FAQ

What color is #8A7BB2?

#8A7BB2 is a medium, moderately saturated 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 #8A7BB2?

#8A7BB2 is rgb(138, 123, 178) in RGB, hsl(256, 26%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 30%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A7BB2?

The complementary color of #8A7BB2 is #A3B27B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A7BB2?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A7BB2: 5.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A7BB2 a warm or cool color?

#8A7BB2 is a cool color.