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#8A809A closest to Mecha Metal

#8A809A is a medium, muted purple; the closest named color is Mecha Metal. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 50.2% green and 60.4% blue (rgb(138, 128, 154)). Its HSL value is 263° hue, 11% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. #8A809A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.63:1.

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Variations of #8A809A

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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#8A809A 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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#8A809A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A809A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7D8499
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B849B
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #80839B
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7D8499
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #81839A
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #888389
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #898192
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #848484
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #86838A

#8A809A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.73:1 Poor#8A809A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.63:1 Good#8A809A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A809A in CSS

/* Mecha Metal */
.color { color: #8A809A; }
.background { background-color: #8A809A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A809A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 128 154);
color: hsl(263 11% 55%);
color: oklch(0.618 0.040 302.7);

#8A809A FAQ

What color is #8A809A?

#8A809A is a medium, muted purple. Its closest named color is Mecha Metal. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A809A?

#8A809A is rgb(138, 128, 154) in RGB, hsl(263, 11%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A809A?

The complementary color of #8A809A is #909A80, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A809A?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A809A: 5.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A809A a warm or cool color?

#8A809A is a cool color.