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#8A87FF closest to Periwinkle

#8A87FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Periwinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(138, 135, 255)). Its HSL value is 242° hue, 100% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #8A87FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.99:1.

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Variations of #8A87FF

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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#8A87FF 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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#8A87FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A87FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4D91FC
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5499FF
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6594FF
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4D91FC
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #658EFE
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #62A0B7
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7F92E2
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9291B7

#8A87FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.00:1 Poor#8A87FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.99:1 Good#8A87FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A87FF in CSS

/* Periwinkle */
.color { color: #8A87FF; }
.background { background-color: #8A87FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A87FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 135 255);
color: hsl(242 100% 76%);
color: oklch(0.681 0.173 281.9);

#8A87FF FAQ

What color is #8A87FF?

#8A87FF is a light, 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 #8A87FF?

#8A87FF is rgb(138, 135, 255) in RGB, hsl(242, 100%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 47%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A87FF?

The complementary color of #8A87FF is #FCFF87, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A87FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A87FF: 6.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A87FF a warm or cool color?

#8A87FF is a cool color.