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#8A8EB7 closest to Galactic Gossamer

#8A8EB7 is a medium, muted purple; the closest named color is Galactic Gossamer. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 55.7% green and 71.8% blue (rgb(138, 142, 183)). Its HSL value is 235° hue, 24% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black. #8A8EB7 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.63:1.

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Variations of #8A8EB7

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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#8A8EB7 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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#8A8EB7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A8EB7 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 #818FB6
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8392B9
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8591B8
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #818FB6
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #848FB6
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7F959C
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8791AB
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8F909B

#8A8EB7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.17:1 Poor#8A8EB7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.63:1 Good#8A8EB7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A8EB7 in CSS

/* Galactic Gossamer */
.color { color: #8A8EB7; }
.background { background-color: #8A8EB7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A8EB7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 142 183);
color: hsl(235 24% 63%);
color: oklch(0.658 0.061 280.2);

#8A8EB7 FAQ

What color is #8A8EB7?

#8A8EB7 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 #8A8EB7?

#8A8EB7 is rgb(138, 142, 183) in RGB, hsl(235, 24%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 22%, 0%, 28%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A8EB7?

The complementary color of #8A8EB7 is #B7B38A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A8EB7?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A8EB7: 6.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A8EB7 a warm or cool color?

#8A8EB7 is a cool color.