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#8A8AAE closest to Galactic Gossamer

#8A8AAE is a medium, muted purple; the closest named color is Galactic Gossamer. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 54.1% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(138, 138, 174)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 18% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. #8A8AAE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.33:1.

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Variations of #8A8AAE

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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#8A8AAE 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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#8A8AAE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A8AAE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #808CAD
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #818EB0
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #838DAF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #808CAD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #838CAD
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #829096
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #888DA4
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8C8C96

#8A8AAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.32:1 Poor#8A8AAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.33:1 Good#8A8AAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A8AAE in CSS

/* Galactic Gossamer */
.color { color: #8A8AAE; }
.background { background-color: #8A8AAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A8AAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 138 174);
color: hsl(240 18% 61%);
color: oklch(0.646 0.053 284.8);

#8A8AAE FAQ

What color is #8A8AAE?

#8A8AAE is a medium, muted purple. Its closest named color is Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A8AAE?

#8A8AAE is rgb(138, 138, 174) in RGB, hsl(240, 18%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 21%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A8AAE?

The complementary color of #8A8AAE is #AEAE8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A8AAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A8AAE: 6.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A8AAE a warm or cool color?

#8A8AAE is a cool color.