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#8A86CD closest to Magic Carpet

#8A86CD is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Magic Carpet. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.5% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(138, 134, 205)). Its HSL value is 243° hue, 42% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 33% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #8A86CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.37:1.

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Variations of #8A86CD

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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#8A86CD 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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#8A86CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A86CD 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 #6F8CCB
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7190D0
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #788DCF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6F8CCB
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #788ACC
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7993A0
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #858CBA
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8E8E8E
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8D8CA1

#8A86CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.30:1 Poor#8A86CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.37:1 Good#8A86CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A86CD in CSS

/* Magic Carpet */
.color { color: #8A86CD; }
.background { background-color: #8A86CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A86CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 134 205);
color: hsl(243 42% 66%);
color: oklch(0.652 0.105 285.7);

#8A86CD FAQ

What color is #8A86CD?

#8A86CD is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Magic Carpet. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A86CD?

#8A86CD is rgb(138, 134, 205) in RGB, hsl(243, 42%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(33%, 35%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A86CD?

The complementary color of #8A86CD is #C9CD86, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A86CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A86CD: 6.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A86CD a warm or cool color?

#8A86CD is a cool color.