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#8A87BC closest to Magic Carpet

#8A87BC 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, 52.9% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(138, 135, 188)). Its HSL value is 243° hue, 28% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #8A87BC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.27:1.

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Variations of #8A87BC

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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#8A87BC 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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#8A87BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A87BC 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 #788BBB
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #798EBE
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7D8CBD
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #788BBB
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7E8ABB
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7F909A
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #868BAD
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8C8C8C
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8C8B9A

#8A87BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.35:1 Poor#8A87BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.27:1 Good#8A87BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A87BC in CSS

/* Magic Carpet */
.color { color: #8A87BC; }
.background { background-color: #8A87BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A87BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 135 188);
color: hsl(243 28% 63%);
color: oklch(0.646 0.079 286.6);

#8A87BC FAQ

What color is #8A87BC?

#8A87BC 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 #8A87BC?

#8A87BC is rgb(138, 135, 188) in RGB, hsl(243, 28%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 28%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A87BC?

The complementary color of #8A87BC is #B9BC87, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A87BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A87BC: 6.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A87BC a warm or cool color?

#8A87BC is a cool color.