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#8A8BE2 closest to Perrywinkle

#8A8BE2 is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Perrywinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 54.5% green and 88.6% blue (rgb(138, 139, 226)). Its HSL value is 239° hue, 60% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 39% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #8A8BE2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.87:1.

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Variations of #8A8BE2

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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#8A8BE2 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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#8A8BE2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A8BE2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6990E0
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6E97E5
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7593E4
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6990E0
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #758FE1
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #709CAC
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8292CB
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9191AC

#8A8BE2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.06:1 Poor#8A8BE2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.87:1 Good#8A8BE2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A8BE2 in CSS

/* Perrywinkle */
.color { color: #8A8BE2; }
.background { background-color: #8A8BE2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A8BE2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 139 226);
color: hsl(239 60% 71%);
color: oklch(0.673 0.127 281.9);

#8A8BE2 FAQ

What color is #8A8BE2?

#8A8BE2 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 #8A8BE2?

#8A8BE2 is rgb(138, 139, 226) in RGB, hsl(239, 60%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(39%, 38%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A8BE2?

The complementary color of #8A8BE2 is #E2E18A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A8BE2?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A8BE2: 6.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A8BE2 a warm or cool color?

#8A8BE2 is a cool color.