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#8A85FF closest to Periwinkle

#8A85FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Periwinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(138, 133, 255)). Its HSL value is 242° hue, 100% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #8A85FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.88:1.

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Variations of #8A85FF

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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#8A85FF 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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#8A85FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A85FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #498FFC
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5098FF
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6393FF
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #498FFC
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #648DFE
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #629FB6
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7F90E1
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9190B6

#8A85FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.05:1 Poor#8A85FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.88:1 Good#8A85FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A85FF in CSS

/* Periwinkle */
.color { color: #8A85FF; }
.background { background-color: #8A85FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A85FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 133 255);
color: hsl(242 100% 76%);
color: oklch(0.678 0.176 282.5);

#8A85FF FAQ

What color is #8A85FF?

#8A85FF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Periwinkle. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A85FF?

#8A85FF is rgb(138, 133, 255) in RGB, hsl(242, 100%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 48%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A85FF?

The complementary color of #8A85FF is #FAFF85, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A85FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A85FF: 6.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A85FF a warm or cool color?

#8A85FF is a cool color.