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#8A8CD2 closest to Magic Carpet

#8A8CD2 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, 54.9% green and 82.4% blue (rgb(138, 140, 210)). Its HSL value is 238° hue, 44% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 34% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. #8A8CD2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.76:1.

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Variations of #8A8CD2

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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#8A8CD2 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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#8A8CD2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A8CD2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7390D0
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7695D5
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C92D4
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7390D0
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7B8FD1
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7799A5
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8492BF
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #929292
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9091A5

#8A8CD2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.11:1 Poor#8A8CD2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.76:1 Good#8A8CD2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A8CD2 in CSS

/* Magic Carpet */
.color { color: #8A8CD2; }
.background { background-color: #8A8CD2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A8CD2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 140 210);
color: hsl(238 44% 68%);
color: oklch(0.666 0.103 282.0);

#8A8CD2 FAQ

What color is #8A8CD2?

#8A8CD2 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 #8A8CD2?

#8A8CD2 is rgb(138, 140, 210) in RGB, hsl(238, 44%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(34%, 33%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A8CD2?

The complementary color of #8A8CD2 is #D2D08A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A8CD2?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A8CD2: 6.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A8CD2 a warm or cool color?

#8A8CD2 is a cool color.