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#8A8AEF closest to Perrywinkle

#8A8AEF is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Perrywinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 54.1% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(138, 138, 239)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 76% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #8A8AEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.96:1.

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Variations of #8A8AEF

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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#8A8AEF 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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#8A8AEF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A8AEF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5F91ED
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6598F3
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6F94F1
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5F91ED
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6F8FEE
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6A9EB1
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8193D5
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9292B1

#8A8AEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.02:1 Poor#8A8AEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.96:1 Good#8A8AEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A8AEF in CSS

/* Perrywinkle */
.color { color: #8A8AEF; }
.background { background-color: #8A8AEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A8AEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 138 239);
color: hsl(240 76% 74%);
color: oklch(0.678 0.147 281.7);

#8A8AEF FAQ

What color is #8A8AEF?

#8A8AEF is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Perrywinkle. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A8AEF?

#8A8AEF is rgb(138, 138, 239) in RGB, hsl(240, 76%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 42%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A8AEF?

The complementary color of #8A8AEF is #EFEF8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A8AEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A8AEF: 6.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A8AEF a warm or cool color?

#8A8AEF is a cool color.