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#8A809D closest to Amorous

#8A809D 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 61.6% blue (rgb(138, 128, 157)). Its HSL value is 261° hue, 13% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black. #8A809D is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.66:1.

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Variations of #8A809D

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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#8A809D 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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#8A809D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A809D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7C849C
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B849E
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7F839E
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7C849C
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #81839C
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #87848A
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #898295
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #858585
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #86838B

#8A809D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.71:1 Poor#8A809D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.66:1 Good#8A809D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A809D in CSS

/* Amorous */
.color { color: #8A809D; }
.background { background-color: #8A809D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A809D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 128 157);
color: hsl(261 13% 56%);
color: oklch(0.619 0.045 300.8);

#8A809D FAQ

What color is #8A809D?

#8A809D 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 #8A809D?

#8A809D is rgb(138, 128, 157) in RGB, hsl(261, 13%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 18%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A809D?

The complementary color of #8A809D is #939D80, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A809D?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A809D: 5.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A809D a warm or cool color?

#8A809D is a cool color.