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#8A809C closest to Amorous

#8A809C is a medium, muted purple; the closest named color is Amorous. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 50.2% green and 61.2% blue (rgb(138, 128, 156)). Its HSL value is 261° hue, 12% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black. #8A809C is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.65:1.

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Variations of #8A809C

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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#8A809C 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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#8A809C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A809C 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 #7D849B
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B849D
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7F839D
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7D849B
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #81839B
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #878489
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #898294
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #848484
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #86838B

#8A809C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.72:1 Poor#8A809C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.65:1 Good#8A809C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A809C in CSS

/* Amorous */
.color { color: #8A809C; }
.background { background-color: #8A809C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A809C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 128 156);
color: hsl(261 12% 56%);
color: oklch(0.618 0.043 301.4);

#8A809C FAQ

What color is #8A809C?

#8A809C is a medium, muted purple. Its closest named color is Amorous. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A809C?

#8A809C is rgb(138, 128, 156) in RGB, hsl(261, 12%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 18%, 0%, 39%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A809C?

The complementary color of #8A809C is #929C80, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A809C?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A809C: 5.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A809C a warm or cool color?

#8A809C is a cool color.