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#8A87CD closest to Magic Carpet

#8A87CD 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 80.4% blue (rgb(138, 135, 205)). Its HSL value is 243° hue, 41% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 33% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #8A87CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.43:1.

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Variations of #8A87CD

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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#8A87CD 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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#8A87CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A87CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #708CCB
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7290D0
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #798ECF
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #708CCB
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #798BCC
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7994A1
  • Tritanomaly 93% 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

#8A87CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.27:1 Poor#8A87CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.43:1 Good#8A87CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A87CD in CSS

/* Magic Carpet */
.color { color: #8A87CD; }
.background { background-color: #8A87CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A87CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 135 205);
color: hsl(243 41% 67%);
color: oklch(0.654 0.103 285.1);

#8A87CD FAQ

What color is #8A87CD?

#8A87CD 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 #8A87CD?

#8A87CD is rgb(138, 135, 205) in RGB, hsl(243, 41%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(33%, 34%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A87CD?

The complementary color of #8A87CD is #CACD87, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A87CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A87CD: 6.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A87CD a warm or cool color?

#8A87CD is a cool color.