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#8A8EA6 closest to Silverfish

#8A8EA6 is a medium, muted purple; the closest named color is Silverfish. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 55.7% green and 65.1% blue (rgb(138, 142, 166)). Its HSL value is 231° hue, 14% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. #8A8EA6 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.50:1.

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Variations of #8A8EA6

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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#8A8EA6 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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#8A8EA6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A8EA6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #868EA5
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8890A7
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #888FA7
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #868EA5
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #888EA6
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #849296
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #88909F
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8F8F8F
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8E8F95

#8A8EA6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.23:1 Poor#8A8EA6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.50:1 Good#8A8EA6 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A8EA6 in CSS

/* Silverfish */
.color { color: #8A8EA6; }
.background { background-color: #8A8EA6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A8EA6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 142 166);
color: hsl(231 14% 60%);
color: oklch(0.652 0.036 277.9);

#8A8EA6 FAQ

What color is #8A8EA6?

#8A8EA6 is a medium, muted purple. Its closest named color is Silverfish. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A8EA6?

#8A8EA6 is rgb(138, 142, 166) in RGB, hsl(231, 14%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A8EA6?

The complementary color of #8A8EA6 is #A6A28A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A8EA6?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A8EA6: 6.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A8EA6 a warm or cool color?

#8A8EA6 is a cool color.